Action Philosophers - The Play!

One of the coolest things to ever happen to something I made!

Action Philosophers, the comic book series by Fred Van Lente and myself, was adapted for the stage by Crystal Skillman and had its premiere performances at The Brick theater in mid-2011, in a production directed by John Hurley.

Starring:

• Ryan Andes as Rene Descartes

• Neimah Djourabchi as Bodhidharma

• Benjamin Ellis Fine as Friedrich Nietzsche/Jean-Paul Sartre

• Joe Mathers as Karl Marx

• Kelley Rae O'Donnell as Ayn Rand

• C.L. Weatherstone as Plato

It was such a thrill seeing some one of my comics brought to life by so many talented people. The show got good reviews and that they mounted a second production in October of the same year with returning cast members CL, Joe and Neimah joined by Timothy McCown Reynolds as Nietzsche/Sarte, Matthew Trumbull as Descartes and Kristen Vaughn as Ayn Rand.

Fingers crossed for a revival someday but in the meantime you can purchase Crystal's script of the play right here!

Here's a promo video, complete with an original theme song composed and performed by cast member Neimah Djourabchi!