Event

BEAT THE DEVIL! Faust, the Whole Story

Love, sex, murder,
magic, myth, war, waves and a
devil out of his depths.

Glen Williamson's award-winning, Off-Broadway performance comes to Amherst for ONE NIGHT ONLY!

An exhilarating romp through Goethe's theatrical masterpiece about heaven, hell and a battle for the soul of a man searching for truth, satisfaction . . . and a Goddess.

Astonishingly pertinent to our time and our struggles to be truly human. A man who has studied everything, feels he knows nothing and takes up magic to find something to satisfy his craving for beauty, knowledge and meaning. But his bargain with the devil has surprising twists.

Based on Goethe's play (Parts I and II-- yes, the whole story!)

(Ninety minutes including an intermission with refreshments.)

Visit YouTube to view a video excerpt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUBxvjjZilk&lr=1

GLEN WILLIAMSON, a founding member in New York City of The Actors' Ensemble and New Directions Theater, appeared in numerous productions with both companies. He currently plays multiple roles in the touring productions of The Gospel of John and Goethe's Tale of the Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily as well as the title role in Aeschylus Unbound, which Glen co-wrote with the late film star Mala Powers. Glen has given his one-man performances of The Tragedy of Mephistopheles, The Incarnation of the Logos, Kaspar Hauser: The Open Secret of the Foundling Prince, and Kurt Vonnegut's The Kid Nobody Could Handle and Who Am I This Time? throughout North America and in Europe. Other appearances include Rudolf Steiner's The Souls' Awakening and the award-winning off-Broadway run of Glen's one-man play The Boy Who Saw True. He trained in the Michael Chekhov acting technique and at The Juilliard School and has acted with the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and the American Stage Festival in New Hampshire. Visit Glen's website at www.anthropostheater.com.

The Hadley Lyre Ensemble will provide music composed especially for this performance by Channa A. Seidenberg.