Jemima Wilkinson House c. 1940s.
The Resurrection of the Publick Universal Friend
Based on a true story.
(Full length or one act drama)
2 Women
1 Man
A once-devout disciple returns to keep vigil with the corpse of the prophet he once betrayed. But he’s confronted by the charlatan’s most zealous supporter, who uses the wayward follower’s own transgressions to undermine his search for the truth.
What does it cost the soul to perpetuate a lie if it comforts the faithful?
Based on a true story.
(Full length or one act drama)
2 Women
1 Man
A once-devout disciple returns to keep vigil with the corpse of the prophet he once betrayed. But he’s confronted by the charlatan’s most zealous supporter, who uses the wayward follower’s own transgressions to undermine his search for the truth.
What does it cost the soul to perpetuate a lie if it comforts the faithful?
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Reading at the Yates County History Center, Penn Yan, NY
Reading at the Tompkins County History Center, Ithaca, NY
Reading at the Yates County History Center, Penn Yan, NY
Reading at the Tompkins County History Center, Ithaca, NY
Interior of the home showing the cherry wood bier on which the body of The Publick Universal Friend was laid out before burial, Jerusalem, New York, c. 1940s.