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Virginia & Brigid O'Brien
on the set of To Kill a Mockingbird
The name O’Brien is well known at the Barn. Brigid’s grandfather, Richard O’Brien, was president of the Players in 1967-1968 and her grandmother, Virginia O’Brien, was a one of the most popular divas of the 1960-1970s. Virginia appeared on the Barn stage in over 10 productions and received three “arvey awards” for best actress (the Players version of the Oscars, given annually from 1960-1980) for Critics Choice (1965), Any Wednesday (1967), and Plaza Suite (1971). She worked backstage and did costumes for many shows and was a pivotal member of the Board and served on many committees for three decades. For years, she co-chaired with Rick Arietta the Players wine and beer booth at the Marin County Fair. This has been the main fundraising event for the Players since the fair opened at the Marin Art and Garden Center in 1946. It was a nostalgic moment for Virginia to attend a performance of To Kill a Mockingbird and see her granddaughter carrying on the family tradition. Programs we have in our files show Virginia in the following roles (and we are missing a lot of programs, so she was probably in many more): Alice Pepeer in Tunnel of Love 1964
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