When adult children return to the Valley to visit their resĀident parents, it is rarely accompanied by literal drama. That is the case with Gillian Rhodes, performance artist currently based in Dubai, and her visit these weeks with her mother, Janet, a West Custer Library co-director, and Kevin, author of the four-volume series, 12 Years in the Valley: A Modern History of Custer County Colorado as Told by the People Who Live There. Gillian has written, and now will be producing and directĀing for two Jones Theater performances on August 16, Life Beyond Reason. The drama, a one-man show, is based on events in Kevinās life, bringing another level of poignancy and complexity to the production. Gillian sat down with the Tribune last week to…

