Derby Square Lecture Series

Lectures will be held in he Salem Old Town Hall, Derby Square at 7PM.
Tickets: $5.00 per lecture, or $8.00 for both. Final session free to all.
Costs subsidized by the Gordon College Institute for Public History.

Lecture #1 – March 30, 2010: "God and the Darwin Wars"

To be rescheduled

Dr. Karl Giberson, VP, BioLogos Foundation, Director of the Forum on Faith and Science at
Gordon College

Karl Giberson is the author of four books on the intersection of science and
religion including the highly acclaimed Saving Darwin. He was raised in a
fundamentalist parsonage to believe the universe was 10,000 years old,
evolution was a conspiracy with no scientic foundation, and Darwin was
evil. In “God and the Darwin Wars” Giberson tells the story of his struggle to
make peace with Darwin without losing his faith. Interwoven with his
personal journey is the story of a deeply religious America wrestling with a
science that is often used as a club to bash religion.

Lecture #2 – April 28, 2010: “Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future”

Chris Mooney, Knight Fellow in Science Journalism at MIT, author, journalist

Chris Mooney offers an updated "two cultures" polemic for America in the
21st century. For every five hours of cable news, less than a minute is
devoted to science; 46 percent of Americans reject evolution and think the
Earth is less than 10,000 years old; the number of newspapers with weekly
science sections has shrunken by two-thirds over the past several decades.
A plea for enhanced scientific literacy, Mooney urges those who care about
the place of science in our society to take unprecedented action. We must
begin to train a small army of ambassadors who can translate science's
message and make it relevant to the media, to politicians, and to the public
in the broadest sense. An impassioned call to arms to reintegrate science
into the public discourse--before it's too late.

Lecture #3: - May 19, 2010

A FREE Follow-up Session with local schools and colleges concerning
curriculum directions.
Q&A session will follow the 40-minute presentations, and authors will be
available for book purchase and signing following the sessions.

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AUDITIONS FOR the 2010 SEASON (Fall)

History Alive!, the professional acting branch of the Gordon College Institute for Public History, announces

AUDITIONS FOR the 2010 SEASON

2010 will be History Alive!'s nineteenth season of producing original, audience-interactive pieces about New England’s past.

SHOW DESCRIPTIONS:

CRY INNOCENT The year is 1692. Bridget Bishop has been accused of witchcraft and the audience sits on the Puritan jury. They hear the historical testimonies, cross-examine the witnesses and decide the verdict. The actors respond in character to all comments and questions, revealing much about the Puritan mind. Cry Innocent is the longest continuously-running show north of Boston and has been featured on the Discovery Channel, the Travel Channel, A&E, Nickelodeon, TLC, NPR, BBC, CNN and MTV

Spiritways: A Night in Besieged Salem Village is our contribution to Salem's "Haunted Happenings" festival. Held at night in Pioneer Village, Forest River Park, Spiritways is an unnerving nighttime immersion into the world of the infamous "afflicted girls". Not a haunted house, but not a play with a linear story, it is a recreation of the possible interior world of some of those who ignited and propelled the infamous Salem witchcraft hysteria. A frightening piece with history as it's foundation and education as it's goal—education in a visceral, tangible way.

Tour Guides at Pioneer Village. Built in 1930, Pioneer Village is America's oldest living history museum. Tour guides will interpret the lives of those who settled in Salem in the 1620's and 30's.

TRAINING, PAY, SCHEDULING Positions are paid hourly. Rehearsals will be paid with a small stipend. Classes to enhance the rehearsal process may be available for college credit or for audit. Rehearsals and classes will be scheduled between May 20 and June 28. Performances begin in early July and run through mid-November. Roles are doubled and enough actors are hired to make for some flexibility in scheduling.

AUDITION TIME / DATE Sunday, August 29, 1:00 p.m.--4:00 p.m. Please arrive at 1:00 and plan to stay for the whole session. Auditions will consist of ensemble games, script readings and interviews.

AUDITION LOCATION The Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square, Salem, MA 01970. The entrance to the building is on the Essex Street side.

Rides from Gordon will be leaving from Chapel lot at 12PM and will return by 4:30/5PM

Information: http://www.gordon.edu/historyalive Questions? This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it