The U.S. touring company of The Gospel of John will be presented Sunday, March 20, 2011, at 6:30, in the sanctuary of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 4822 LaVista Road, Tucker, Georgia.
Actor Brad Sherrill has presented his one-man performance more than 600 times since 2001 in professional theaters and churches across the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland. It took Sherrill five months to memorize all 20,000 words from the Gospel of John when he planned to perform the program for his home church in Atlanta. Since then Sherrill's performances have included a six-week run off-Broadway at New York City's historic Lamb's Theatre in 2003 and at professional theaters in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Toronto and Atlanta.
With perhaps a dozen very simple props used in a variety of ways, Sherrill transforms the gospel into a captivating drama, presenting the entire story of the life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. An estimated 180,000 people worldwide have now experienced a rare opportunity to see and hear an entire gospel presented live in this dramatic way.
"An amazing achievement!" writes Kathy Janich in her review for the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "The overriding question here is whether the word of God can work as a drama. Sherrill proves that it most certainly and successfully can," said Janich. "You need only watch him as John the Baptist, testifying to his first sighting of Jesus Christ, to become a believer. And this moment comes less than 10 minutes into the show."
The Washington Post adds: “The Gospel of John is a sweaty, gritty tale of a miracle-working idealist who runs afoul of the law. Passion, longing, envy, greed, ambition, intrigue and betrayal -- it's all here, and it is riveting!”
Brad Sherrill has acted professionally in Atlanta since 1983. He was selected by Atlanta Magazine in 2000 as Atlanta's Best Dramatic Actor and by Creative Loafing (another Atlanta publication) in 2001 as Atlanta's Best Actor. He has performed in 15 productions at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre and is an Artistic Associate for the Georgia Shakespeare Theatre where he has acted in over 50 productions in 22 seasons. Sherrill began acting at the age of eleven at Chamblee First United Methodist Church where he is still a member.
Seating for the performance at St. Andrews Presbyterian begins at 5:45 p.m. A suggested donation of $10 for adults and $5 for youth will be accepted in cash or check at the door. The church is located at 4882 LaVista Road in Tucker. All proceeds from this performance will be donated to NETWorks, a cooperative Christian ministry serving the needy in the Northlake-Embry Hills-Tucker area, with an additional love offering at intermission to benefit this worthy organization. NETWorks is a group of churches, businesses, groups and individuals committed to assisting in meeting urgent needs related to housing, utilities, material assistance, advocacy, referrals and spiritual assistance. For additional information about the performance, please contact the church at 770-938-2833. Find more information about St. Andrews by visiting our website.
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