Life Is So Good On Stage

Sept. 11, 2008 - PRLog -- Life Is So Good  plays at Holly Springs Cultural Center, 300 W. Ballentine St., Holly Springs, NC. October  9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at 7:30 p.m., and October 12 and 19 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $8 /$12 via www.etix.com. For information and reservations contact the Holly Springs Cultural Center Box Office at 919-567-4000.


ABOUT THE PLAY

In 1998, elementary school teacher Richard Glaubman read an article about a Texas man who learned to read and write at age 98. Inspired and intrigued, Glaubman arranged to meet him. Eventually the two men collaborated to write the award-winning book Life Is So Good. The book tells the story of George Dawson's remarkable life, showing us the entire twentieth century through his eyes and detailing his determination to become literate after nearly a century of life.

The unlikely friendship between Dawson and Glaubman serves as the foundation for the original stage adaptation of Life Is So Good. Actors Mike Wiley and David zum Brunnen portray the two central narrators, as well as numerous other characters. Serena Ebhardt directs. Mike Wiley brought the book to the attention of EbzB Productions. After three years of negotiations, EbzB Productions and Mike Wiley Productions of Apex, NC received permission to adapt the inspirational work for the stage. Co-Author of the book, Richard Glaubman supports the effort and graciously provided additional notes, manuscripts and materials for the production.  The play premiered in Norwich, Connecticut in September 2008.

Dawson's inspirational life offers valuable lessons in living for everyone, as well as a firsthand view of America during the twentieth century. Dawson shares his insights into humanity, history, hardships, and happiness. From segregation and civil rights, to the wars, presidents, and defining moments in history, George Dawson managed to find the secret of a long and happy life in a simple philosophy: "Life is so good. I do believe it's getting better!"

Though he was only twelve years old when he left home to work on a white family's farm, Dawson took with him his parents' positive outlook: appreciation of what he had, the wise observance of others, and common sense. Dawson's story offers a moving prescription for a satisfying and meaningful life.  The George Dawson Literacy Awareness Campaign continues to inspire young people to read.

The original book, Life Is So Good, and its subject George Dawson were featured on Oprah's Use Your Life Awards and in Guideposts Magazine. Life Is So Good received the 2001 Christopher Award for Nonfiction for writers whose work "affirms the highest values of the human spirit". George Dawson died at the age of 104 in 2001, but was posthumously honored when the Carroll Independent School District named a middle school after him in Southlake, Texas. While living, George Dawson also received two Doctorates of Humane letters from Texas Wesleyan University and New School of New York City.

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