March 25, 2007
Liberty or Death will air Monday and Thurday night
Filmed at St. John’s, WCVE’s hourlong documentary Liberty or Death presents a re-enactment of Patrick Henry’s famous speech and will air at 9 p.m. Monday and Thursday.
The St. John’s Foundation has partnered with the Community Idea Stations to produce “Liberty or Death,” an educational DVD and television program that will document the events in Virginia leading up to the American Revolution and include a performance of the reenactment of the Second Virginia Convention featuring Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech.
The program will be broadcast Monday, March 26 at 9pm, and Thursday,
March 29 at 9pm on WCVE Richmond PBS and WHTJ Charlottesville PBS.The Community Idea Stations are currently working to secure a national broadcast on PBS stations across the country. This project will benefit students and adults in Virginia and across the nation, as well as raise awareness right here in the Greater Richmond area.
For more information contact Kay Peninger, St. John’s Church Foundation Executive Director at 649-0263 or kpeninger@saintjohns.cc.
See also:
- ‘Liberty’ speech film on TV RTD 3/23/07
- Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death… but Preferably Liberty (Haduken)
- I’ll Take Liberty, Thank You - Part II (RiverCityRapids)
Although St. John’s owns the rights to the reenactment script and video, I’d like to recognize local actor, director and producer, Kevin Grantz, who wrote the script and is the Assistant Director for the film.
Kevin is the founder and Artistic Director of Virginia Patriots, the theatre company that puts on the performances at St. John’s and many other venues regionally and nationally. He also plays George Washington in the production, and takes his one-man show all over the US. He’s particularly busy these days playing George because of the 400th Anniversary.
Kevin has also appeared in many TV series, films and local theatrical productions including working for several years as an actor in Jim’s and my company, Mystery Dinner Playhouse. You will recognize many other local talented actors in this production.
If you haven’t done so, go see the production live at 2:00 pm most Sundays Memorial Day through Labor Day at St. John’s. It’s very thrilling to watch our country’s birth in this well done reenactment.