Touring show about Bishop Spong- "A Pebble In My Shoe - The Life and Times of Bishop John Shelby Spong"

I wanted to call your attention to a new show, "A PEBBLE IN MY SHOE - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BISHOP JOHN SHELBY SPONG", which was recently nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Los Angeles Theater.

This new play, penned by noted playwright Colin Cox, is based on Bishop Spong's autobiography, "Here I Stand: My Struggle For a Christianity of Integrity, Love and Equality". The show examines the achievements of this remarkable prelate; the Bishop who ordained the first openly-gay priest in the Episcopal Church in the United States, and who ordained the first woman priest in England, and the author whose nineteen books include titles such as; "The Sins of Scripture", "Living in Sin? A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality", "Why Christianity Must Change or Die", "Rescuing the Bible From Fundamentalism," and "Liberating the Gospels: Reading the Bible With Jewish Eyes."

Set against the human rights conflicts in the United States during the later half of the twentieth century, "A PEBBLE IN MY SHOE" follows the journey of this extraordinary human being from his homophobic, racially bigoted, North Carolinian roots, in the 1930s, to his multicultural, homosexual-embracing, global New Christianity for a New World in the next generation millennium. It is an inspirational tale for the faithful and disbeliever alike.

The World Premiere of "A PEBBLE IN MY SHOE" was performed by Will & Company at the Los Angeles Theater Center in October of 2005 to standing ovations with Bishop Spong and his wife, Christine, in attendance. This production is perfect to present in cathedrals, churches, professional theatre venues, colleges, government, corporate and community events.

We are about to begin our National Tour and are already scheduled to perform at Unity Chruches in Austin and Dallas, TX and at the Highlands Institute in North Carolina. If you are interested in booking this year, please contact me via email at rebecca@willandcompany.com or at 213-239-8777. I'd be happy to send you more information.

Meanwhile, please feel free to view the website www.willandcompany.com/pebble where you can read the summary, reviews and more information about "A PEBBLE IN MY SHOE", as well as our other touring shows dealing with issues of diversity.

Hope to hear from you soon,

Rebecca Davis
National Tours Associate
Will & Company
514 S. Spring Street LA CA 90013

213-239-8777
http://www.willandcompany.com
rebecca@willandcompany.com