Monologues for our 250th
These pieces about three of our founding fathers are available for our nation's 250th birthday:
“Thomas Jefferson Explains the Declaration”: On our 25th anniversary as a nation, our third President explains the Declaration of Independence, which he drafted. Some children are invited to the stage, so he can explain it to them… and so adults in our era can understand it better.“Something’s Brewin’ in Boston”: Rev. John Bacon stirs the crowd to join him at his church, the Old South Meeting House, where people will be gathering to plan the Boston Tea Party. Rev. Bacon reminds a modern audience that “the clergy of this colony understand the solemn charge laid upon us: to shepherd not only souls, but the cause of liberty itself.”"A Pastor Signs the Declaration": Rev. John Witherspoon, the sixth president of Princeton University, was the only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence. He reflects on the day and the importance of faith in our founding.
All three pieces are planned for the Museum of the Bible on the Third and Fourth of July this year for Intercessors for America’s Rededicate America — Celebrating 250 Years of Faith.
"Something's Brewing in Boston" was first performed at the Council for National Policy in Boston, where “Rev. Bacon called upon Jenny Beth Martin (co-founder and national coordinator of the Tea Party Patriots) to help plan what would become possibly the most famous protest in our nation’s history. Unaware of the setup she leapt to her feet and yelled, “I’ll throw tea into the sea!” When Rev. Bacon asked Chad Connelly (founder and CEO of Faith Wins, “dedicated to education, activating, and mobilizing faith leaders…”) if he knew of any who would encourage pastors, he said, “I’m on it.” And when Rev. Bacon asked David Barton (founder of Wallbuilders) if he would pray that the Lord would raise up skilled historians, he said, “I love it.”
Those luminaries may not be at your event, but I’d be thrilled to work in whoever is there!
The pieces can stand alone or be combined.
Each is about 15 minutes.
