FPA Presents: The Clive Awards - Staged Readings (Big Pearls & Small Hips) at Theatre Row (Theatre 3)

The two winning entries in the first Clive Awards playwriting contest will receive their premiere staged readings June 12, at Theatre Row in New York City. These vibrant new, original plays continue FPA’s mission of creating theatre from a Christian worldview meant to engage a wide and diverse audience.

Big Pearls & Small Hips | Theatre Row (Theatre 3) | June 12 at 7:30 PM:  The brash and brilliant Clare Boothe Luce, scion of the Time-Life family, is in spiritual turmoil. This leads her to an encounter with the celebrated radio preacher, Monsignor Fulton Sheen (who later became a renowned Bishop), initiating a journey that confronts both of their personal deception and pain. Based on Claire Booth Luce’s biography and full of iconic personalities from the early 20th century, the play weaves a sharp and witty narrative that delves into eternal questions about suffering, sin, and redemption.

Tiger Takeout | Theatre Row (Theatre 3) | June 12 at 3 PM: A young delivery man, trapped in an elevator, has a life-changing theological encounter with a 400 lb. Bengal tiger. The tiger evokes a modern day Aslan, as he engages the young man in a remarkable journey of self-discovery, on the path to both physical and spiritual rescue. This fresh and innovative play is at times hilarious and ultimately, deeply moving.

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