Man from Earth

by Richard Schenkman
from the screenplay by Jerome Bixby 

~by special permission from samuel french~

directed by Marty BlackEagle-Carl

On a cold night in a remote cabin, Professor John Oldman gathers his most trusted colleagues for an extraordinary announcement: He is an immortal who has migrated through 140 centuries of evolution and must now move on. Is Oldman truly Cro-Magnon or simply insane? Now one man will force these scientists and scholars to confront their own notions of history, religion and humanity, all leading to a final revelation that may shatter their world forever.

E-mail:algonkuintheatre@comcast.net  for further info 

The players (so far): Cherry Lynn Zinger, Chris Ebacher, Sean Gardell,

Dates, Times and Location TBA

Based on renowned sci-fi author Jerome Bixby's final 1998 manuscript, in which Professor John Oldman attempts to convince his fellow faculty members that he is 14,000 years old. Inside Oldman's cabin as he's about to leave his friends and career, the play's dialogue consists of philosophical chatting about the possibility and ramifications of his alleged birth during the Upper Paleolithic era. As his faculty peers are all anthropology, biology, religion, and philosophy scholars, the conversation levels remain high throughout. Oldman's friend Harry is well versed in multiple religions as well as in science, while Gruber is invited to the house mid-story to evaluate Oldman's psychological state. Edith is the Christian voice, considering the religious repercussions of Oldman's assertion. All the while, Oldman's love interest, Sandy, remains quietly contemplative and most capable of believing that he doesn't visually age and has seen epochs and historical eras come and go.Man From Earthdoes pose enough grand questions about life and death that urge viewers to wonder if such a man could plausibly exist, and if so, what his fate would be. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of this story is its fusion of spirituality and science by providing viewers a scenario in which proof is impossible, in a world where high value is placed on concrete evidence. –Trinie Dalton

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