The Play Preview
To Begin the World Over Again
The Life of Thomas Paine
The Performance Includes
- A 75 minute live performance
- Media from the American Philosophical Society Collection
- A period costume designed by Sarah Nash Gates
- A collection of authentic props
- Audio cues including music and sound effects
- Coordination of technical requirements
- Program, flyer and poster templates
- Press release package & promotional interviews
- A Q&A following the performance
The Fee will be based on the size of your audience, travel time and costs, and your budget.
Letters of Recommendation
(more available upon request)
Play Reviews
List of Performances
Selected from over 150+
ACADEMIC
Harvard Law School
Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting
UCLA in association with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
University of Oregon & Willamette University
University of Wisconsin
University of Washington
Brookfield Academy
Ocean County College
ORGANIZATIONS
Thomas Paine International Historical Center Inaugural Symposium & Festival
American Philosophical Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
California Nurses Association
The Thomas Paine Society (multiple)
San Francisco Main Library
California Judges Association
American Civil Liberties Union of Southjern California
PUBLIC
Boston Central Library in Copley Square
Library of Congress, Washington D.C. (screening)
Faneuil Hall, Boston
Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater, New York
Grand Performances, Los Angeles (Opening Night)
Theatre West, Los Angeles
Lillian Theatre, Hollywood & Electric Lodge, Venice (multiple performances)
INTERNATIONAL
England
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
BAAS Convention, University of Sussex, Brighton
Leicester Secular Society, Leicester
People’s History Museum, Manchester
Midland Arts Centre, Birmingham
Thetford Grammar School, Thetford (Paine’s school)
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London
Conway Hall, London (twice)
Benjamin Franklin House, London
American School in London
The UK Parliament, London
Scotland
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
Byre Theatre, University of St.Andrews, St. Andrews
Ireland
Kilkea Castle, County Kildare (twice)
France
Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, Paris
British Council, Paris
Lycée Franco-Allemand, Buc (near Versailles)
America2026 Conference, Toulouse
The Film Trailer
To Begin the World Over Again
The Life of Thomas Paine
