The Adventures of Benjamin Franklin ~ with Actor J.T. Turner
Sunday, February 16, 2 pm
James Library & Center for the Arts, 24 West Street, Norwell
Tickets: $20 general admission, $10 students
A limited number of free tickets for seniors are available, courtesy of a Cordelia Family Foundation grant
Printer, scientist, inventor, author, ambassador, postmaster, philanthropist, patriot: Benjamin Franklin has even been called “the First American.” In this original, interactive one-man show, award-winning actor/playwright/historian J.T. Turner portrays one of the world’s greatest statesmen and authors, Benjamin Franklin, as he weaves together history, civics, science, and humor by recounting the story of his life. Dr. Franklin discusses his challenging youth in Boston, his days as a printer and writer in Philadelphia, and his adventures as an inventor, philanthropist, diplomat, and hero of the American Revolution. Sponsored by the Edward and Estelle Mosher Memorial Fund, the Bob Melone Team at radius financial group, and by the Hingham, Norwell, and Scituate Cultural Councils, local organizations supported by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
J.T. Turner (SAG-AFTRA, AEA) is an award-winning stage, screen and audio actor, teaching artist and speaker. He has toured theaters, museums, schools, universities, historical sites, libraries, and senior centers all over the North America with his original one-man shows, as well as storytelling, mindful movement, and theater education programs.
J.T.’s original play “Within These Walls” was featured at the Smithsonian Museum of American History and awarded an Essex National Heritage Pioneer in Partnerships Award. His Mill Talk: The Charles Dickens Lectures” was commissioned by The Lowell Institute & Charles River Museum of Industry, and he has served as an on-camera historical consultant on The Travel Channel. He has been awarded multiple Pinnacle Awards from The Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration.
J.T. had served as a visiting artist at the Longy School of Music, Boston University, and University of Massachusetts/Lowell, among others. He is also a professional circus ringmaster, fight choreographer, certified instructor of qigong, tai chi, & meditation, and acting, accent, memory, and public speaking coach.
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