To Kill A Mockingbird (2025)

Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird opens in a sleepy Alabama town in the midst of the Great Depression, where Scout and her brother, Jem, live with their widowed father, Atticus Finch. Reminiscent of a bygone era, the play immerses us in a simpler time as the children play outside in the summer, act out stories and muse about their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. The facade of the seemingly peaceful town begins to crack when a young black man is accused of a terrible crime. Driven by an unshakeable moral conviction, local lawyer Atticus defends the man in a trial that sends violent waves through the community. Timeless and lingering, this hard-hitting work explores prejudice, compassion and
the courage to do what is right.

Riverside is proud to welcome actor Tug Coker to the Riverside stage in To Kill a Mockingbird. Tug Coker is an actor and writer originally from Fredericksburg, VA. He starred on Broadway as Larry Bird in the play MAGIC/BIRD, directed by Thomas Kail (HAMILTON). Other theater credits include THE RAINMAKER (Old Globe), A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (A.R.T.), TAKE ME OUT (Studio Theatre), and THE CATARACT (Women’s Project). His TV/Film credits include: The Office, How I Met Your Mother, Ballers, Mixed-ish, The Good Wife, Chuck, NCIS, and Law & Order: SVU. As a writer, he co-created Now We’re Talking (Writers Guild Nomination), which he Executive Produced with LeBron James’ company, Springhill Entertainment. BA: University of Virginia. MFA: American Repertory Theater at Harvard University.

Tug attended local schools Montfort Academy, Falmouth Elementary, Gayle Middle School, Stafford High School, The College of William and Mary, and University of Virginia.