02/13/2004: "So what _would_ Jesus do?"

On Monday February 16th at 7:30pm, I'll be participating in a Staged reading at the City Lights Theatre Company. It is a hilarious piece called "WWJD (or What Would Jesus Do)", written by local playwright, Scott Munson.

For those of you who have never been to a staged reading before, it is a very basic performance of the play, with few props, scripts in hand, and only a couple of rehearsals. It is basically a vehicle for a playwrite to see his work read by professional actors, and also to get audience feedback about the play. I will be playing "Septimus the Servant", along with several other parts such as Tariq the Cabbie, and yes, even Jesus himself! Here is your chance to get involved in the creative process that goes into the development of a play. Tickets are just $7.

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I'd love to see a few friendly faces there. If you come along, you'll even get to see me say the "F" word on stage! It really is a funny script, with some scathing social and political comments, and a rubber chicken. This shows got everything!

Here is the City Lights blurb on the show:

W W J D
(or What Would Jesus Do?)
by Scott Munson
Monday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 pm
$7 General; $5 Student, Educator & Senior; Subscribers Free
As Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Charles Mal De Mer has it all: a wife who loathes him, a daughter who despises him, a butler who spits in his soup, and all of official Washington at his feet. But a taxi ride into one of DC’s poorest neighborhoods, and an unexpected visit from “Jesus of Norway,” have an unsettling impact on his “economic vision for America.” Mr. Mal De Mer faces many questions of concsience in this farcical morality tale. A forum for audience feedback and discussion follows the show.