Based on the best selling book by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Redin
Produced by The American Place Theater Literature to Life series
Three Cups of Tea is a gripping theater piece beautifully constructed word to word from the book of the same name by the world renowned mountain climber Greg Mortenson and literary journalist David Oliver Relin.
From the first heart-stopping opening moments stranded on a mountaintop, this actor brings us through the very intimate journey of one man’s fight against all odds to make a difference in the world. The journalistic style of the book is woven into a narrative that feels simultaneously personal and of epic consequence. Alternating between scenes in the U.S. and Pakistan we become aware of the lessons that can be learned from a culture that is seemingly so different from our own. This story has touched the hearts of students across America and the “Pennies for Peace” project got students from elementary to high school learning the roots of community activism by collecting pennies to help build schools for Dr. Greg’s Central Asia Institute.
Surrounded by a pre and post show interactive discussion the audience will explore themes including social action, intercultural understanding and perseverance. More information
I really enjoyed it!
Great performance, great story,too bad it was only an hour.
great performance, great story, too bad it was only an hour.
great story, great performance, too bad it was only an hour!
Wonderful script, bravura performance, delightful talk-back…a real learning opportunity for all the young ones seated up front, and all the rest of us scattered about. What a joy, and what a phenomenal story!
What a phenomenal story, well scripted, terrific acting, and a joy for all to learn from and experience!
Great work!
The script (close to the book), and the excellent acting caught the imagination and provided an engaging theatrical experience; a difficult feat for a single actor on an almost bare stage. The “talk back” stimulus, pre drama, took away from the theatrical impact. It would have been better postponed to a talkback with an invitation for the audience to remain.
An excellent and inspiring story, well presented. I disliked hearing the voice of the performer amped, as it flattened his words into an often too-loud recital. Since his ability to assume different accents was wonderfully effective, one supposes that his vocal range would have included variations in volume and tone — which barely survived the electronic amplification — that made for an even more effective performance. The introductory \karma\ story and exercise was quite effective, opening thoughts to a valuable dimension of the story (and loosening wallets for contributions later on?).