Upcoming:
Upcoming:
Major Barbara
by George Bernard Shaw
a staged reading
directed by Erin Vago
August 21 & 22, 2026 @ 7:00PM
St. John's Episcopal Church, Lancaster PA
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Major Barbara cast and crew:
Thomas B. Ryan - Andrew Undershaft
Joanna Becker - Barbara Undershaft
Caleb Heckman - Adolphus Cusins
Cynthia Charles - Lady Britomart
Liam Finnerty - Bill Walker/Stephen Undershaft
Clarissa Grunwald - Jenny Hill/Sarah Undershaft
Mark Achtermann - Peter Shirley/Bilton
Benjamin Wesley - Snobby Price/Charles Lomax
Amy Shea - Rummy Mitchens
Anjie Vago - Mrs. Morrison/Mrs. Baines
Jasmine Regan - Narrator
Erin Vago - Director
Finn Deacon - Stage Manager
Benjamin Wesley - Producer
Rachel Musser - Production Team
Jasmine Regan - Production Team
shield logo design by Joanna Becker
Past:
Past:
Wind-Chasing:
a word-for-word recitation of Ecclesiastes
Wind-Chasing:
a word-for-word recitation of Ecclesiastes
"Perfectly pointless! Everything is pointless!"
In this 45-minute, one-and-a-half man show, the entire unabridged Book of Ecclesiastes -- arguably the Bible's most nihilistic book -- is reimagined as the words of jester trapped in a circus sideshow.
March 22, 2025
performed at St. John's Episcopal Church
Benjamin Wesley as the Jester
Joanna Becker as the Ringmaster
choreography by Alysha Argot
January 30, 2026
performed at Grandview Church
Benjamin Wesley as the Jester
Brent Richards as the Ringmaster
conceived and performed by Benjamin Wesley
choreography by Alysha Argot
produced by arrangement with the United Methodist Publishing House
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The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial
a staged reading
The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial
a staged reading
by Peter Goodchild
directed by Erin Vago
produced by Benjamin Wesley
costumes/design consultant - Joanna Becker
performed at St. John's Episcopal Church on July 18, 2025
produced by arrangement with The Marton Agency
[CLICK HERE to read the playbill]
Almost exactly 100 years to the day after the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial, we performed this staged reading taken directly from the original trial transcripts to bring the "trial of the century" that happened in Dayton, Tennessee to vivid life in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Under the direction of Erin Vago, the all-male cast of characters was portrayed by a cast of multiple genders, adding an intriguing new layer to this historical production.
Cast (in alphabetical order):
Mark Achtermann as William Jennings Bryan, special counsel to the prosecution
Natalie Beckman as H.L. Mencken, a journalist
Cynthia Charles as Clarence Darrow, lead attorney for the defense
Lauren Davis as John T. Scopes, the defendant
M Funke as Howard Morgan, a 14-year old schoolboy
Becky Groff as Arthur Garfield Hays, ACLU attorney
Patrick Hein as Tom Stewart, local D.A. and lead prosecutor
Rachel Musser as Fred E. Robinson, local drugstore owner
Frank Regan as Mr. Riley/Frank Spurlock
Tom Ryan as John T. Raulston, the judge
Amy Shea as Maynard Metcalf, professor of zoology
Libby Casey Stauffer as Dudley Field Malone, international divorce lawyer
Darryl Stephens as Ben McKenzie, Tennesee's assistant A.G., & Revs. Cartwright/Massingill/Moffett/Stribling
Anjie Vago as Walter White, local schools superintendent
Benjamin Wesley as Narrator
What is "The Foundation Project"?
What is "The Foundation Project"?
The Foundation Project is a ~4-year endeavor by Benjamin Wesley to produce shoestring-budget theatrical experiences in Lancaster, Pennsylvania which address questions of religious faith from a truly non-sectarian perspective.
My hope and goal is that each Foundation Project production will be a welcoming place, behind the scenes and in the audience, for people of any gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, or ethnicity, just as they are. While these particular productions are rather narrowly focused on the history and nature of Christianity, the Foundation Project is not in itself "Christian" and does not propose to approach any material from a "Christian perspective," etc.
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