Radnor’s Climate Action Committee and Outreach Committee have joined forces to invite our community and friends to attend the opening performance of The Return of Benjamin Lay, a play by Marcus Rediker and Naomi Wallace. The production features the Quintessence Theatre Group in residence at the Sedgwick Theatre in Mount Airy, Philadelphia.

→  BUY TICKETS HERE 

An update on transportation for the evening of Thursday, May 1, 2025: The first bus we have dibs on holds eight people. We’ll continue planning transit as we receive commitments. Reserve a seat on a first come, first served basis.

Please let us know if you plan to go and if you hope we can reserve a bus seat for you.

Mail Lee Hall of our Climate Action Committee at climatelaw[AT]me.com to say

“I am committed to going with the group on May 1, 2025. I do not need / do hope to go in group transit.”

or

“I already bought my ticket! I do not need / do hope to go in group transit.”

Please sign up even if you’re taking your own transportation. We are looking for a number to give Quintessence management so we can participate in a talkback session following the performance.

Here’s more about the production from the Quintessence website:

A 4ft tall “Little David” confronts the “Goliath” of slavery once again as he pleads to be readmitted into the Quaker community that has disowned him and who still believe him to be dangerous. Now, “trembling at the edge of playing God himself”, how far will Benjamin go as he stares down his accusers? Continuing a unique decade-long collaboration between multi-award-winning playwright Naomi Wallace and multi-award-winning historian Marcus Rediker, featuring acclaimed American actor Mark Povinelli and directed by RSC Honorary Associate Director Ron Daniels, The Return of Benjamin Lay sweeps across the centuries in a bold exploration of an utterly impossible man.