Audience responses:
“I wish he [Emerson] were alive today to run for President.”
“We really needed to hear this now.”
“I’m feeling hopeful.”
“The play was well written and well acted–thank you!”
“Just what we needed. Thank you for writing it.”
“Amazing genius. Ahead of his time. We need him now!”
“I’m more interested in learning more about him and his writings.”
“His thoughts or ideals are needed today as much as they were during his time.”
“I’m more drawn to him and his ideas. I want to read more Emerson.”
Intimate one-man play inspired by the life and writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, “America’s greatest intellectual” at home in Concord, Massachusetts, September 1871. 60 minutes. Suitable for black box, library, museums, schools, universities. To schedule a performance, contact Phil at https://newplayexchange.org/users/7934/phil-paradis
Ralph Waldo Emerson, author, philosopher, lecturer, poet.
May 5, 1803 — April 27, 1882
Performances: July 17, 2024 at The Beaufort Culture Club, Dancing Baristas Cafe, Beaufort, NC. Public stage reading by Phil Paradis.
April 27, 2024 at First Unitarian Church of Cincinnati, OH. Public stage reading by Robert Allen. Archive recording.
January 31, 2024 at Falcon Theatre, Newport, KY. Public stage reading by Robert Allen. Archive recording.