Day: May 22, 2018

I play everyone that has ever lived.  This has always been my last Program of the year.  It is similar to the Uncle Sam Program, but covers a much broader message.  It is about making the world a better place.  Stories range from being a good parent, being a goodContinue Reading

This is an any time program.  I play Uncle Sam and tell stories about what it means to be an American.  Music videos play in the background to highlight each point.  Although a one man show, students read cards throughout to highlight veterans, immigrants and 911.  A 911 tribute playsContinue Reading

I play a young man who contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion in the 1980s.  I tell my story and how AIDS changed society and how the government treated its victims.  Then I die at the end.  All of the stories come from a conversation I had with Ryan White’sContinue Reading

I play one of the 3 young men murdered in Mississippi in 1963 while trying to register black people to vote.  I come back from the dead, some blood involved but students do not get bloody, and tell my story as well as what I think about race relations upContinue Reading

2-part Program covering both sides of the war.  The first half I play a Vietnam vet in a mental institution and tell a few stories about how bad the war was.  The second part I play Timothy Leary and give the Hippie aspect.  Students play roles in both parts andContinue Reading

I play President Truman and describe how he came to office and the majority of the Program is about why he decided to use the Atomic Bombs.  This is primarily a one man show, but students act as reporters and can ask me questions as Truman.  15 minutes set up.

I play President Teddy Roosevelt.  Students play various roles connected to the building of the Panama Canal, other international issues and the Progressive Movement.  The covers an important era and is moderately active.  30 minutes set up.