C.S. LEWIS the Letters

Max McLean, Founder & Artistic Director C.S. LEWIS the Letters

FPAtheatre.com Max McLean, Founder & Artistic Director Presents C.S. LEWIS the Letters Adapted for the stage by Max McLean and Jeffrey Fiske

featuring

Brent Harris

Tamala Bakkensen Anna Reichert

Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Original Music & Sound Design Cameron Anderson Michael Bevins Jesse Klug John Gromada

Marketing, Advertising and Press Digital Advertising Southside Entertainment The Pekoe Group

General Management Production Supervisor Casting Director Aruba Productions Lew Mead Carol Hanzel

Executive Producer Ken Denison

Directed by Max McLean

The performance will run 90 minutes with no intermission. Please turn off all electronic devices before the performance begins. Thank you. CAST AND LOCATIONS

CAST

His Abysmal Sublimity Screwtape...... Brent Harris Toadpipe...... Tamala Bakkensen, Anna Reichert

LOCATIONS

Prologue: A Dining Hall in Hell. The Graduation Banquet at the Tempters’ Training College for Young Devils.

Thereafter: Screwtape’s Office in Hell.

UNSEEN CHARACTERS

Wormwood...... A Junior Tempter Our Father Below...... The Devil

The Patient...... A Young Man on Earth Slubgob, Glubose, Triptweeze &

The Enemy...... God Slumtrippit...... Tempters

INTRODUCTION

I have no intention of explaining how the correspondence, which I now offer to the public, fell into my hands.

There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them. They themselves are equally pleased by both errors and hail a materialist or a magician with the same delight.

Readers are advised to remember that the devil is a liar. Not everything that Screwtape says should be assumed to be true, even from his own angle.

There is wishful thinking in Hell as well as on Earth.

July 5, 1941

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BRENT HARRIS (Screwtape) recently The Outside Story. Training: U of MN/ played Scar in the National Tour of The Lion Guthrie Theater BFA, LISPA and Upright King. He has also performed leading roles Citizens Brigade. in many of the top regional theatres in the C. S. LEWIS (Author) (1898-1963) was one U.S., including the Oregon Shakespeare of the intellectual giants of the 20th century Festival, American Repertory Theatre, and arguably the most influential Christian Denver Center Theatre Company, the writer of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor Shakespeare Theatre Company, D.C., Actors in English literature at Oxford University until Theatre of Louisville, Seattle Rep, Baltimore 1954 when he was unanimously elected Center Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse in the to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Park, Syracuse Stage, Pittsburgh Public, English at Cambridge University, a posi- Portland Center Stage, Philadelphia Theatre tion he held until his retirement. His major Company, the Cape Playhouse, Geva Theatre contributions in literary criticism, children’s Center Rochester, the Shakespeare Theatre of literature, fantasy literature and popular the- New Jersey, KC Rep, Virginia Stage Company ology brought him international renown. He and many others. Awards: Drammy Award wrote more than 30 books, allowing him to (Portland), Barrymore Award nomination reach a vast audience, and his works contin- (Philadelphia), IRNE Award nomination ue to attract thousands of new readers every (Boston). New York credits include The Pearl year. His most distinguished and popular Theatre, Promenade Theatre and The Actors accomplishments include: The Chronicles of Company Theatre (TACT). Television: Out Narnia, The Great Divorce, Mere Christianity of the Box and Guiding Light. Film: About and The Screwtape Letters. Scout. MAX MCLEAN (Director, Adaptation) TAMALA BAKKENSEN (Toadpipe) The Created the role of Screwtape (NYC, Screwtape Letters (Westside Theatre, London, National Tour), Mark in Mark’s Skirball, National Tour), Tales of Doomed Gospel (Chicago, Jeff Award for Solo Love (West End), Greater Messapia (Queens Performance), Genesis (NYC National Tour). Theatre), The Rats are Getting Bigger (NY As playwright/adaptor C.S. Lewis’ The Great Fringe), Be Aggressive, Icarus’ Mother and Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, Genesis and Faust Fragments (La Jolla Playhouse). Mark’s Gospel. Co-writer with Chris Cragin- Bad Family (Portland Center Stage’s JAW Day of Martin Luther on Trial. Favorite roles Festival), Antartikos (Key City Thteatre New include Stanley, A Streetcar Named Desire, Play Fest). On camera: NBC’s Ed, Like a and Snoopy, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Springsteen Song (Independent film) and Brown. McLean has narrated the Bible five motion capture for Rock Star Video. Studied times as well as John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Balinese mask/clown/dance in Indonesia. Progress and Classics of the Christian Faith. MFA: UCSD. Designated Linklater Voice/ His narrations received four Audie Award Speech Teacher, Feldenkrais® Practitioner- nominations. Max enjoys a round of golf. GCFP, movement & acting teacher/coach. Ephesians 2:10. ANNA REICHERT (Toadpipe) is a New JEFFREY FISKE (Adaptation) directed York City-based performer. Theater: Tribes, Mark’s Gospel for FPA. His original play A Christmas Carol, Tales from Hollywood, Boudica, about the woman who command- Reverb (Guthrie Theater), Tale of a West ed the largest rebellion against the Roman Texas Marsupial Girl, Company (Children’s Empire, was performed at the Bouwerie Theater Co.), Minor Character (New Lane Theatre. Britomart, about the female Saloon), The Cherry Orchard (Columbia knight of The Round Table, was included in Stages) and is a founding ensemble mem- the Spoleto Festival. His experimental play ber of Transatlantic Love Affair. Workshops: Clytaemnestra earned him a playwriting fel- I Love Sean, The Wolves, Primrose Path. lowship with the New Jersey Council on the Film/TV: Daredevil, Village of the Damned,

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Arts. Jeff is a former NASA consultant and JOHN GROMADA (Composer/Sound Drew University professor. Designer) FPA.: Shadowlands, The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis Onstage: The CAMERON ANDERSON (Scenic Designer) Most Reluctant Convert, The Great Divorce. Internationally acclaimed scenic and pro- Broadway (Composer and/or Sound jection designer, she has designed exten- Design): More than 35 productions, includ- sively at the world’s leading theater and ing Torch Song, The Elephant Man, The opera companies. Recent: West Side Story, Trip to Bountiful (Tony nomination), The Norway’s Kilden Performing Arts Center and Best Man (Drama Desk Award), Clybourne Vancouver Opera, and Simon Boccanegra, Park, Seminar, Man and Boy, A Bronx Argentina’s Teatro Colon. Selected Off Tale, Prelude to a Kiss, Proof, Rabbit Broadway: Manhattan Theater Club, Hole, Twelve Angry Men, A Few Good Men. Roundabout Theatre Company, Playwrights Other New York: Amy and the Orphans, Old Horizons, LAByrinth Theater Company, Hats, Incident at Vichy, Dada Woof Papa Brooklyn Academy of Music and Les Freres Hot, Ripcord, My Name Is Asher Lev, Measure Corbusier. Regional: Huntington Theater, for Measure (Delacorte Theater), The Trinity Rep, South Coast Repertory, and Orphans’ Home Cycle (Drama Desk and Shakespeare & Company. Selected opera: Henry Hewes Awards), Shipwrecked!... (Lucille Glimmerglass Opera, Seattle Opera, Opera Lortel Award), The Skriker (Drama Desk Saratoga, Central City Opera, Minnesota Award), Machinal (Obie Award). His region- Opera, Opera Theater of St. Louis, Wolf al theatre credits number more than 300 Trap Opera, USC Thornton School of Music, productions at major regional theatres. His OnSite Opera, Manhattan School of Music, television credits include a score for the Gotham Chamber Opera, Opera Boston, Emmy Award-nominated film version of The Pittsburgh Opera, San Francisco Opera and Trip to Bountiful. Johngromada.com New England Conservatory. Upcoming projects include The Niceties, McCarter Theater; JESSE KLUG (Lighting Designer) Off Madame Butterfly, Pacific Symphony; Yerma, Broadway: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Huntington Theater; Photograph 51, South Deity (Lortel, Hewes nominations), The Coast Rep; Emmeline, Opera Tulsa; and La Screwtape Letters (Off Broadway and National Fille Du Regiment, Opera Saratoga. www. Tour), Romulus and The Hunchback Variations. cameronanderson.net Regional: Goodman, Chicago Shakespeare, Marriott, Milwaukee Rep, Indiana Rep, MICHAEL BEVINS (Costume Design) American Players Theatre, Arizona Theatre Michael has designed several projects for Company, Paramount, Lookingglass, Victory FPA in addition to The Screwtape Letters Gardens, Geffen Playhouse, The Old Globe, including C.S. Lewis Onstage: The Most Asolo, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Court Reluctant Convert, Mark’s Gospel and last Theatre, Virginia Stage Company, Portland season’s revival of Shadowlands. Recent tele- Center Stage, Northlight, Writers Theatre, vision credits include two seasons of Garry Maine State Music Theatre. International: Trudeau’s series Alpha House starring John Edinburgh Fringe Festival, INFANT, Market Goodman and Bill Murray, and three seasons Theatre of South Africa, Sydney Fringe of the web series Cop Show with Colin Quinn Festival, as well as others on five different and Jerry Seinfeld. Select film credits include continents. Mr. Klug is a multiple Joesph the award winning In the Family and A Bread Jefferson award winner and 22-time nomi- Factory by Patrick Wang, Down the Shore with nee. Jessekluglightingdesign.com James Gandolfini and A Novel Romance with Steve Guttenberg. He has also designed cos- CAROL HANZEL (Casting Director) Broadway: tumes for numerous Off-Broadway plays, Swing!, Sally Marr and Her Escorts. National including Sidd, White’s Lies, All Eyes and Tours: The Great Divorce, Swing!, Defending Ears, Machiavelli and Good Ol’ Girls. www. the Caveman. Off Broadway: Desperate michaelbevins.com Measures, Cagney, Shadowlands, Marry

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Harry, Martin Luther on Trial, The Screwtape ing organization that manages and pro- Letters, Red Eye of Love, Cougar the Musical, duces shows worldwide. Ken serves as the Ionescopade, My Vaudeville Man, Wanda’s Executive Producer for FPA’s productions World, Signs of Life, Dr. Sex. Regional: Linger, of C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters, The Skeleton Crew, Las Cruces, Water by the Great Divorce, Martin Luther on Trial, C.S. Spoonful, By the Water, Soldier’s Heart, Lewis Onstage: The Most Reluctant Convert Clybourne Park, Farragut North, Backwards (also co-Director) and Shadowlands. in High Heels, Hats!, Flights of the Lawnchair Other projects include Human Nature’s Man. TV: Pinkalicious & Peterrific, Peg+Cat, Jukebox in Las Vegas and worldwide, Back Wonder Pets!, Hi-5 and over 2,000 com- Home Again (featuring the songs of John mercials. Denver), Broadway & The Bard (starring Len Cariou) as well as Songbird and Desperate KAREN ELEANOR WIGHT (Movement Measures Off Broadway. Additional credits Coach) Off Broadway/National Tours: The include Doctor Zhivago in Australia and on Screwtape Letters (also Off West End, Broadway, An Officer and A Gentleman in London), The Great Divorce, Mark’s Gospel Australia, Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding and The & The Visitation Immersive Experience. Mary Wilson Holiday Spectacular with the Nearly two decades of physical comedy Four Tops in Chicago. Ken’s experience as improv festival intensives & master classes a Producer, Executive Producer and General including: SFIT, OOB & OOB West, Duofest, Manager extends over 25 years and includes Toronto Jamboree & SFIF. www.karenelea- numerous pre-Broadway and Broadway pro- norwight.com ductions. He was the Associate Producer of LEW MEAD (Production Manager) the original Tony Award-winning produc- Broadway engineering credits include: A tion of Disney’s The Lion King and was the Chorus Line, Dreamgirls, Bring Back Birdie. General Manager and Director of Production Broadway Design credits include Onward and Operations for the renowned Old Globe Victoria, Tom Sawyer, Urinetown, The King Theatre in San Diego for 15 years. and I and Wonderful Town. Touring credits FELLOWSHIP FOR PERFORMING ARTS include Julie Andrews and Leslie Uggams. (Producer) Fellowship for Performing Arts Fellowship for Performing Arts credits include is a New York City-based theatrical pro- The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce duction company founded by its Artistic and C.S. Lewis Onstage: The Most Reluctant Director, Max McLean. FPA’s mission is to Convert. Lew is the Director of Autograph produce theatre from a Christian world- A2D an audio distribution company located view that engages diverse audiences. In in New York City and London. addition to its annual New York sea- KATIE MARTIN (Stage Manager) is happy son where it has produced Shadowlands, to continue working with Fellowship for C.S. Lewis Onstage: The Most Reluctant Performing Arts. Other productions involved Convert, The Great Divorce, Martin Luther in include C.S. Lewis Onstage: The Most on Trial, The Screwtape Letters and A Man Reluctant Convert, Shadowlands, Martin for All Seasons; FPA tours at universities Luther on Trial and The Great Divorce. (Brown, Princeton, UC, Berkeley) and in Regional: La Jolla Playhouse; The Spoleto major performing arts centers across the Festival; Hangar Theatre. Katie is a sce- country. In the past year, over 65,000 peo- nic artist and has worked on numerous ple have experienced an FPA production. Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. FPAtheatre.com BA in Theatre: The College of Charleston, South Carolina. KEN DENISON (Executive Producer) /ARUBA PRODUCTIONS Aruba Productions is a general management/executive produc-

6 FOR THE PRODUCTION

PRODUCER Fellowship for Performing Arts, Inc. Board of Directors: Glenn Gault, Roberta Livesay, Max McLean, Hardie Morgan, Daniel Quigley, John Rogers, Richard Spears and Michael Tarwater Max McLean, Founder & Artistic Director

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Ken Denison

GENERAL MANAGEMENT Aruba Productions, LLC Ken Denison Amy Polan-Clarke

MARKETING, ADVERTISING AND PRESS Southside Entertainment 321.747.0077 Cheryl Anteau

DIGITAL ADVERTISING The Pekoe Group

FELLOWSHIP FOR PERFORMING ARTS PRODUCTION Philanthropy...... Marshall Pennel & Jessica Ching, PennelChing, LLC Production Manager...... Lew Mead

Creative Director...... Ben Geist Lighting Supervisor...... Geoffrey Fishburn Communications Director...... Paul Cozby Head Carpenter...... Katie Martin Database & Office Manager...... Jennifer Maala Head Electrician...... Diana Duecker Office Coordinator & Social Media...... Dan DuPraw Electrician...... Evan Hawkins Donor Relations Manager...... Sarah Mills Literary Manager...... Christa Scott-Reed ARUBA PRODUCTIONS Project Coordinator...... Allison McQuade Associate General Manager...... Kate Holland University & Special Event Coordinator...... Courtney Menking Company Manager...... Lucy Rybarczyk Controller...... Erin Kouch, YPTC Ticketing Manager...... Robyn Sunderland, Derek Johnson Group Sales...... Phillip Padgett Booking Manager...... William Meade Videographer...... Alex Barker Finance Assistant...... Paul Bernfeld IT Consultant...... Jox Teodocio Web Developer...... Amanda Atkins Payroll Service...... Media Services Assistant to Creative Director...... Phil Laskowski Legal Counsel...... Jason Baruch, Sendroff & Baruch LLP Auditors...... Lutz and Carr CPA, LLP General Management Intern...... Isabelle Mann

The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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The Fellowship Circle is a key building block to help Fellowship for Performing Arts achieve our mission of presenting theatre from a Christian worldview that engages a diverse audience. The following Circle Members provided the financial support to produce our annual New York season and our extensive national and university tours:

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Nick & Sonya DeCarlo Jackie Mears Tanya Weston Frank & Elaine Dennison Hannah Demaray David & Darrellyn Melilli Jamie & Todd Wheeler Dr. & Mrs. Colin & Susan Dairus DeNeui Gary & Vivian Merideth James & Carol Wilhoit Derdeyn Jarrett & Christine Dewelde Joseph & Rosanne Mitchell Elise Wilkes Mark Deterling Kenneth & Valerie Dickerson Radford & Wendy Moeller Marcia & Kevin Williamson Bob & Jo Ellen Dietz Richard Dippolito David & Katherine Moore Robert & Linda Wohleber Jerry & Sandra Drake Ross Dorsett Thomas & Donna Mowery William & Amy Zewe Bruce & Nancy Dutcher John Durham Scott & Jenelle Mullet Anonymous (3) Mr. & Rev. 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Col. & Mrs. Ronald & James & Nadine Maxwell Dr. & Mrs. Hugh & Kathleen Judi Teske Elizabeth Houle Eric & Susan May Ross Jay & Cheryl Thompson Steve & Cynthia Huffstetter William & Colleen McCrary Eric Rothdeutsch Joshua Thorsvik Peter & Joanne Hughes Peter McGrath Edward Sabo Grant & Suzan Tibbetts Kenneth & Lourdes Hunt Renee McGuire Carol Sampson Dr. Jim Toner Robert Hunter Ernie McLean Steven & Debbie Sanchez Paul & Stephanie Turney Ian Ibbitson Ryan McNeill Theodore & Sarah Sands Jon & Dana Van Kinsbergen Lee & Natalie Iden Ed & Nancy Mello Dr. & Mrs. Steven & Anne Sheryl & Chris Van Ruiten Don & Barbara Iehl Brad & Olga Alarid Sarkisian Dr. & Dr. Lloyd & Mary Van Doug & Dorothy Iliff Christopher Miles Ryan Schaub Winkle David & Debbie Jackson Robert & Joan Miller Douglas & Elizabeth Brenda Vantrease Carol Jackson JD & Diane Miller Scheffler David & Rhonda Vaughn Alan & Susan Jackson Mark & Karen Mitchell Brent & Natalina Schloneger Don & Lois Verleur Sunhee Jeon Bob & Jerrie Moffett Vernon & Ellie Schmidt Allen & Christina Voth Harry Jho Dr. & Mrs. Merrill & Jena Robert & Virginia Schofield Mark & Marissa Wadlington Diana Jin Morey Walter & Pat Schriver Dr. & Mrs. Lyle & Gayle Jeffrey & Danielle Johnson Marquita Moss Cynthia Schroth Wadsworth Tom & Pamela Johnson Robert & Nancy Mowrey Thomas & Kelly Scurich Arden & Virginia Walker Lynn Johnson Jack & Leslie Murphy Kim Seeburger Chris & Sarah Watson Juliette Johnson Myatt Myatt Anneliese Sepaniak Charlie & Natalie Weakly Blake Johnson Randy & Pamela Newman Daniel & Nancy Sharp John & Diana Weiss Judith Jones William & Linda Newton Fred & Sherrie Sharpe David & Ronda Wells Wayne & Elizabeth Jones Carolyne Nielson Jonathan & Rachel Sherrill Denise Westfall James & Susan Jones Elliot & Joy Nowels Micheline Shipley Jan Weston Dale & Cindy Jorgenson Steve & Denise Nyberg Dale & Susan Shirasago John Wheeler Eugene & Michelle Kaleniak Liam O’Brien Jo Skibby James & Kelly Whitcomb Curtis & Mary Kauffman Kurt Oliver Christa Slyman Hal & Sandy Widener Michael & Frances Kemper Joy & Eric Orme Doug & Nan Smith Rita Wignall Gregg & Jill Kiehl Celeste Ornellas Ed & Babs Smith Rodger & Karen Williams David Kilpatrick Dale Orwig Norm & Kathie Smith Daniel & Marla Williams Lane & Linda Kimbrough Stefan & Kathleen Palansky Gregory & Michele Smith Julia Wilson John & Barb Kinast Scott & Marline Pallais Edward Smith Brian & Julia Wilson Stephanie King Ken & Robin Parish Baker & Debby Smith James & Shannon David & Pat Kirker Jerry & Becky Parker Pamela Smyth Winebrenner David Kitchens Philip & Susan Perdue Josh & Denise Snyder Larry & Wanda Wiseman Kirk Knous Eric & Gina Peter Timothy Solt Paul & Mary Jo Wohlers Kent & Beth Kochheiser Pete & Sam Peterson Dick & Kris Spain Joley & Mark Wood Kathy Krivacek Blake Pfeffer Jerry & Kitty Spence Bill & Holly Worsley W Curt Lafrance Jr. Greg Ploss Frank & Arlana St. Clair Steven Wyse Larry & Rosemary Laird David & Beverly Porter Don & Kate Stamas Neil & Nancy Young Mark & Silvia Lamendola Al & Cassia Portugal Julie Starcher David & Colleen Zientek Dr. Michael Landwehr Glen Posladek Barry & Sam Stare Erwin Zoch James & Bonnie Laney Kay & Hill Pound Philip & Rachael Starke Todd & Monica Zubler Howard Lawrence Robert Pruitt Terry & Joy Stauffer Anonymous (3) Jimmie Lawson James & Karen Pruitt Milivoje & Terry Stefanovic Bruce Leep Charles & Karletta Lyle Stephenson Matching Gift Companies Dr. & Mrs. Eric & Barbara Pruszynski Chuck Stetson Central Cal Homes, Inc. Leestma John Putnam Russell & Kathy Stevens Dayton Foundation Daniel Legare Dale & Cathy Reichel Mark & Robin Stewart ExxonMobil Matching Gifts Greg & Shelley Leith Jim & Cindy Reilly Daniel & Andrea Strain Mission to the World Lisa & Stephen Lex Adam & Christina Richards David Stuhr Occidental Petroleum Steven & Cindy Litchfield Jeffrey Ring Jan Stull Project Hope Northwest Brett Long Betty Rives Laura Sullivan Shell Oil Matching Gifts Wesley & Stephanie Domenic & Mary Rizzi Damon & Lynn Swaner Sweet Pea Property of Lonsberry Mark & Melissa Robertson Doug Tabor Westlake Ken Lupino Eric & Naja Robinson Steven & Carmen Tate United Way Mike & Carol Marker Michael Rodgers Dr. & Mrs. David & Mickey Vine Medical Associates Jin & Monika Marshall Jaime & Priscilla Romero Templin Jay & Betty Martin Stone & Barbara Rose Jon Terman

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10 11 NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

While experiencing a production by spection.” He went on to express “how Fellowship for Performing Arts, some peo- much I admire the approach of Fellowship ple are curious about what drives our work. for Performing Arts...They do their work through a careful combination of good FPA’s objective is to engage and entertain storytelling—craft comes first...allowing any its patrons by telling stories from a Christian message implicit in the material to take worldview that can capture the imagination care of itself.” of a diverse audience. A third critic commented that “Fellowship Our process begins with careful attention for Performing Arts offers something that to selecting works we think can accomplish has been sorely missing from the New York this objective. theater scene for far too long: high-qual- Next, we strive to ity, challenging the- execute our artistic ater from a Christian vision to the highest “Art hints at the perspective. Most level of excellence impressively...they let our budgets allow. deeper structures the drama lead the Part of achieving this way, allowing us to is to attract a first- of reality.” debate what we have rate cast and creative witnessed on the trip team. home.”

I’m aware that, despite the best of inten- Such feedback is welcomed. Art hints at the tions, for some the notion of a “religious” deeper structures of reality. FPA desires to play might send up a yellow flag. create theatre that contributes to a better understanding of that reality. To do that During our first New York season, several requires honest, clear-eyed storytelling that reviewers expressed this skepticism in print. entertains and engages its audiences. If a One critic, upon discovering our worldview, play doesn’t do that, it really doesn’t matter wrote “my heart sank.” Another made the what else it does. understatement that presenting plays from a place of religious conviction “to a general Thank you for the privilege of attempting to audience is no easy thing.” do just that at this performance.

In both cases, it was the work that led them to reconsider. The first declared, “I expected a preachy bore, not this delicious- ly witty, theatrical treat that still resonates and amuses the day after.” He went on, “I expect that, like the first, [the next production] will be entertaining, very well-staged Max McLean, and imbued with serious Christian thought Founder and Artistic Director and an earnest invitation to introspection.” Fellowship for Performing Arts

The second critic began by stating that he was “Jewish by birth, liberal by conviction and an atheist by observation and intro-

10 11 2019 NATIONAL TOUR*

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