McNair Wilson to perform The Fifth Gospel

McNair Wilson to perform The Fifth Gospel at HC

FOR RELEASE March 18, 2004
HUNTINGTON, IN— What if God came to earth and walked among us? What if it has already happened? McNair Wilson's fast-paced, 28-character one-man play, The Fifth Gospel, is a hilarious and poignant retelling of the gospel story. Wilson will perform this show in the Zurcher Auditorium of the Merillat Centre for the Arts at Huntington College on Tuesday, March 23, 2004. The curtain is set to rise at 7:30 p.m. The performance is open to the public at no charge.

Wilson has performed The Fifth Gospel to critical acclaim over 1400 times at colleges, conferences and churches everywhere. The Fifth Gospel challenges ardent believers, earnest seekers and sincere skeptics.

“This show is an imaginative interpretation of what Christ would have looked like at different stages of his life,” said Bill Fisher, dean of Christian faith and life at Huntington College.

C. McNair Wilson lives his life at the confluence of faith and art, a bustling intersection these days. Wilson – a San Francisco Bay Area resident – has worked professionally as actor, director, teacher, playwright, Disney Imagineer, coach to public speakers and corporate executives, author, cartoonist, magician, and ventriloquist (retired). He has traveled the world (33 countries) and has performed his two one-man plays, The Fifth Gospel and From Up Here at colleges, conferences and churches of every flavor. He has taught his trademark IMAGINUITY process (now on video) for clients as diverse as IBM & the Salvation Army.

Wilson will serve as guest director of Huntington College’s theatre performance of Alice in Wonderland, April 15-17, 2004.

Huntington College is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 60 academic concentrations. USNews & World Report ranks Huntington among the top comprehensive colleges in the Midwest. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington College is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in Huntington, Indiana. The College is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

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