{"id":195014,"date":"2026-02-26T16:32:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/195014\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:32:28","slug":"funny-moving-absorbing-bakersfield-mist-at-pagosa-center-for-the-arts-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/195014\/","title":{"rendered":"Funny, Moving, Absorbing \u2018Bakersfield Mist\u2019 at Pagosa Center for the Arts This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"828\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19-Bakersfield-Mist-Heading.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFunny, moving, and completely absorbing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo powerhouse actors; we loved it.\u201d\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncredible performances.\u201d<br \/>\ufeff<br \/>That\u2019s what audiences are saying after a hit opening weekend of Bakersfield Mist at the Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts \u2014 and performances continue this weekend.\ufeff<br \/>\ufeff<br \/>Inspired by a true story, Bakersfield Mist follows Maude Gutman, an unemployed bartender who believes she may have unknowingly purchased a priceless Jackson Pollock painting at a thrift store. When art expert Lionel Percy arrives to evaluate the piece, their encounter becomes a sharp, funny, and unexpectedly moving battle over art, class, and what gives something \u2014 or someone \u2014 value.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagosadailypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/17-Bakersfield-Mist-Thingamjig.jpeg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/17-Bakersfield-Mist-Thingamjig-720x480.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-146527\"  \/><\/a>Karisa Bruin (Maude) and Dennis Elkins (Lionel) spar over art, authenticity, and identity in \u2018Bakersfield Mist\u2019, opening February 20 at the Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts.<br \/>\ufeff<br \/>This intimate two-person play has quickly become one of the season\u2019s most talked-about productions, blending humor, heart, and conversation-sparking storytelling.\ufeff<br \/>\ufeff<br \/>Performances continue this weekend, Friday and Saturday, February 27 and 28, and Sunday March 1.<\/p>\n<p>The production runs through March 14, but seating is limited each weekend \u2014 early reservations are encouraged.\ufeff<br \/>\ufeff<br \/>Reserve your seats now at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pagosacenter.org\/bakersfield-mist-picked-to-close-thingamajigs-winter-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pagosacenter.org<\/a> or call 970-731-SHOW (7469)\ufeff.<\/p>\n<p>   <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"abfd-photograph-link\">  <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p> Tim Moore <\/p>\n<p>Tim Moore is co-founder, with his wife Laura, of Thingamajig Theatre Company and Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts. Tim has served in most roles in the company: director, actor, front of house greeter, housekeeper, etc. Currently, his primary role is Producing Artistic Director.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cFunny, moving, and completely absorbing.\u201d \u201cTwo powerhouse actors; we loved it.\u201d\ufeff \u201cIncredible performances.\u201d\ufeffThat\u2019s what audiences are saying after&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":195015,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-195014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}