C.S. Lewis's "The Great Divorce" in Reader's Theater

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The J.N. Andrews Honors Program invites you to:

A Reader's Theater Production of C. S. Lewis's "The Great Divorce"
Sunday, April 5, at 6 p.m. in University Towers Auditorium.

Starring Brian Strayer as the narrator, with Keith Mattingly, David Faehner, Frances Faehner, Monique Pittman, Ante Jeroncic, Hyveth Williams, Joseph Greig, Ronald Knott, Zackery Babb and Alejandra Castillo.

C.S. Lewis's "The Great Divorce" (1946) is a short, allegorical novel about a man who finds himself in Hell to discover that the damned may take a bus to Heaven, and that anyone who wishes may stay there. What follows is a series of conversations between the "Ghosts" of Hell and the "Solid People" of Heaven, exposing the choices that we make toward either of those destinations in our everyday lives. 

This live presentation of Reader’s Theater differs from traditional theater in that the voice, rather than blocking and costuming, carries the drama. The script is read rather than memorized, resulting in a directed, well-rehearsed dramatic presentation. This production is directed by Olivia Ruiz-Knott, in partial fulfilment of her Senior Honors Thesis.