EnglishPoet, hymnist, and inventor of a system of shorthand, 1692-1763 Popularity:
“God bless the King, I mean the Faith's Defender; / God bless - no harm in blessing - the Pretender; / But who Pretender is, or who is King, / God bless us all - that's quite another thing.”
“In student theater, you see a lot of political plays. But this piece sees things from both sides. On one hand, it gives this perspective of harsh, fascist law and how terrible that is, but it also shows the other side and their perspective. I respect that in a play.”
“It's been nice to cast age-appropriate. Usually you just work with people in your own age range, so it's been great having a couple guys who are 40-plus.”
