Readers Theater: "The Great Divorce"

C. S. Lewis's classic story takes the stage

Andrews University’s J.N. Andrews Honors Program invites you to attend a free reader’s theater production of C.S. Lewis’s “The Great Divorce.” The presentation will take place on Sunday, April 5, at 6 p.m. in the University Towers Auditorium on the campus of Andrews University. Admission is free and open to the public.

“The Great Divorce,” written in 1946, is a short, allegorical novel about a man who finds himself in Hell, only 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.

The performance cast includes Brian Strayer as the narrator, in addition to Keith Mattingly, David Faehner, Frances Faehner, Monique Pittman, Ante Jeroncic, Hyveth Williams, Joseph Greig, Ronald Knott, Zackery Babb and Alejandra Castillo.

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.

The production is directed by Olivia Ruiz-Knott in partial fulfillment of her Senior Honors Thesis.