European Dress Rehearsal in an Off-Broadway Theatre

05.20.24 07:20 PM - Comment(s) - By Rich

Also, playing Mordecai in "Queen Esther"

We're taking my one-man play Beyond the Chariots to Europe to celebrate the centenary (the British version of centennial) of Eric Liddell refusing to run the 100m to prove he was the fastest man alive because one of the heats was on a Sunday, July 6, 1924. We'll be performing my play about him on July 6, 2024, in the Scots Kirk of Paris, where Liddell preached during the Olympics. We'll also be taking the play to the Morningside United Church on July 11, the 100th anniversary of Liddell breaking the world record in the 400m. We'll be performing with a stained glass window of Liddell and the pulpit he used to preach while he was a student at the Edinburgh University. 


Before the trip begins, we'll perform in a free dress rehearsal at Theatre 315 on June 22, at 2 p.m. If all goes well, we'll have French translation slides on the screen, and people will be able to follow along on smart phones and tablets with translation slides in Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Korean, Tamil, Spanish, and Hungarian. 


Here are more bookings: 

NYC
June 22, 2 p.m.

Beyond the Chariots

Theatre 315
315 W 47th Street
Manhattan


Portglenone, Northern Ireland

June 28 - July 2
Scene/s from
Summer Madness Christian Youth Festival

Frankfurt, Germany
July 4, 8 p.m.
"Jonah" and "Gideon" from Big Fish Little Worm
Mosaikkirche
Kruppstr. 98

Paris, France
July 6
Scots Kirk

Edinburgh, Scotland
July 11
The Eric Liddell Centre
Morningside United Church

Douvaine, France
July 14
Venue TBA

Chantilly, France
July 18, 6:30 p.m.
Three hours after an Olympic torch exchange there
Saint Peter's Anglican Church

Anywhere in Europe

Paris, France
July 27
Scots Kirk

Paris, France
August 3
Scots Kirk

Paris, France
August 10
Scots Kirk

In other news, tomorrow is the final reading in the series Hears the Story at Theatre 315: 

NYC
May 21, 7 p.m.

Playing Mordecai in a reading of "Queen Esther"

Hears the Story

Theatre 315
315 W 47th Street
Manhattan


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