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Anthropos presents a reading of a new play about the end of Rudolf Steiner‘s life
FIRE IN THE TEMPLE: The True Story of the Death of a Teacher
A two-part drama by Glen Williamson
Saturday, March 28, 2020, 7 pm: Ita’s Awakening (Part One)
Monday, March 30, 2020, 7 pm: Forging Onward (Part Two)
Suggested fee: $20 for each part, or $35 for both evenings
Fire in the Temple was crafted by Glenn Williamson from historical records of events and conversations following the burning of the first Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland, on the New Year Eve of 1922. As the year 1923 begins, the spiritual movement and Society around Rudolf Steiner are also in ruins. It is unclear whether his close colleague and pupil Ita Wegman, and others, will awaken to recognize their karmic work in time for the conscious development of humanity.
Glen Williamson—traveling actor, storyteller, and playwright based in New York City—tours North America and Europe with his original solo performances. He has played Johannes Thomasius in all four of Rudolf Steiner’s mystery dramas, and his published sequel to them, Future Dawning, has had staged readings in New York, Pennsylvania, and Switzerland.
With Laurie Portocarrero, he jointly created The Refugees’ Tale, a theatrical free-rendering of Goethe’s Green Snake parable, and performed Aeschylus Unbound, which Glen coauthored with the late film star and anthroposopher Mala Powers.
Laurie Portocarrero and Glen Williamson are longtime members of The Actors’ Ensemble, based on Michael Chekhov’s approach to acting. Both actors have toured widely, drawing on this approach in their acting and storytelling careers. They have toured together since 2005.