America’s nationally known Bishop’s Company will appear in person December 15 at the regular assembly to present highlights from George Bernard Shaw’s classic play SAINT JOAN.
This play deals forthrightly and fearlessly with the problems and questions that lie heavy on the conscience of the modern world.
The coveted role of Saint Joan will be played by Renee Rozan, who will share honors with Merle Harbach and Tom Deven.
SAINT JOAN is the story of the simple country girl who through the inspiration of her own faith crowns a king and saves France for its historic identity. Fearless when she believed she was serving God’s purpose on earth, she led her nation to victory and herself to martyrdom. The light of her brilliant achievements has shown through the centuries as an inspiration to anyone whose concern with conscience becomes a motivation in life.
The Bishop’s Company, founded in Los Angeles in 1952 by Phyllis Beardsley Bokar, has achieved the enviable record of twelve years of consecutive national touring bringing fine drama into the house of worship in the fifty states and in provinces of Canada. It has appeared in over 6,000 churches of all denominations and has a performance record of only two performances missed (because of weather) in its over one million miles of touring.
The Bishop’s Company appears at Texarkana College by arrangement of the Methodist Student Organization and by invitation of the assembly committee.