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Santa Monica Playhouse Benefit Series, in association with the Mathewson Foundation presents the Off-Broadway Home Run Hit

		“One of the Ten Best Plays of the Year” National Public Radio “A lively visit with a fascinating man...A perfect pitch! Pure virtuosity!” - Clives Barnes, the New York Post. “You don’t have to be a baseball fan to be completely engaged by Eddie Frierson’s performance.” Bob Costas, NBC Sports
	*Just in time for Baseball Season Eddie Frierson returns to Santa Monica Playhouse* with his acclaimed one man show based on the life story of the legendary Christy Mathewson, hall-of-fame pitcher for the New York Giants (1900 to 1916), gentleman, homespun philosopher and the first true American hero who inspired a whole generation of fans to make baseball America’s pastime.

Written and performed by: veteran actor Eddie Frierson, whose credits include numerous stage productions, TV shows and films, pitching collegiate ball for the UCLA Bruins and the job of head coach at Santa Monica High School Director: Kerrigan Mahan Costume Designer: Suzan Kay Frierson Production Stage Manager: George J. Vennes III

Three Performances Only! Fridays, April 21 and April 28 and Saturday, April 29, 2006 at 7:30 pm.

	Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage

Please call our box office at 310-394-9779 x 1 for reservations. This show is available for online ticket purchases. Please note, only Regular admission tickets are available for on-line purchase. For special discount tickets or group pricing please call our Box Office.

Regular Admission: $20.00 $15.00 for and groups of 10 or more All proceeds benefit the Save the Santa Monica Playhouse Campaign
*Santa Monica Playhouse Reserves the Right to Cancel or Reschedule Performances Without Prior Notice. Please Call to Confirm Show Dates and Times.

Santa Monica Playhouse, a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 educational corporation founded in 1960, provides exciting and entertaining dramatic and comedic, classic and contemporary live theatrical productions, Family Theatre musicals, birthday and tea parties, theatre workshops and educational programming for young people, teens and adults, create-a-play classes and Mommy and Me events for pre-schoolers, daytime and after school classes and in-service in public and private schools, cultural exchange, international touring, and community outreach, as well as theatre rental space for productions, seminars, solo shows, concerts, recitals, lectures, meetings and more.