For Immediate Release: Special Guest Speaker Performance Announcement:
Meet the President: A Press Conference with former President Thomas Jefferson
WHEN: December 28, 2008 – 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Performances
On December 28, Tapestry Unitarian Universalist Church of Mission Viejo will host an inspirational and informative performance entitled Thomas Jefferson, Man from Monticello at its 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. services. The show is 99% ad-libbed in a vibrant question-and-answer format in which all congregants and guests are invited to participate.
Actor/historian Dale Reynolds has been portraying Thomas Jefferson for three decades and has toured his one-man, totally ad-libbed Q&A show from California to Germany, playing schools, universities, churches, cruise liners and various clubs. In a 40-year showbiz career, he has appeared on-and-off-Broadway as well as for various well-known theater groups.
“Dale’s performance as President Thomas Jefferson not only had those in attendance spellbound, but also entertained and educated them,” said Michael Bear of Mason’s Los Angeles.
Besides being known as the first Secretary of State and the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson was one of the most famous Unitarians in history. In a letter to John Adams, Jefferson wrote, “I expect every young man born today to die a Unitarian.” Please join us to discover what Jefferson believed and how he might relate to today’s politics and social advancements. No questions are off the table in what is sure to be an exciting performance!
