Arts and science converge as actress/musician Claudia Stevens performs “Blue Lias” at Messiah College
February 6th, 2009
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GRANTHAM, Pa. (Feb. 6, 2009) — As the conclusion of the 2009 Spring Humanities Symposium, Messiah College’s School of the Arts and Center for Public Humanities, along with the Central Pennsylvania Forum for Religion and Science, will host the play, “Blue Lias,” a story of fossil hunter Mary Anning in Victorian England. The performance is on Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. in Miller Auditorium in the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center on Messiah’s Grantham campus. There is no charge, but tickets are required for the performance. For tickets, contact the Messiah College ticket office at (717) 691-6036 or www.messiah.edu/tickets.
About the production
“Blue Lias” is Claudia Stevens’ newest one-person, musical play featuring the eccentric and exciting Mary Anning, a fossil-hunting connoisseur. The play takes place in the present, but flashes back to Victorian England at an imaginary geologist convention. In this dramatic performance, Stevens depicts an artistic and scientific experience. Through her explorations she exposes a world of naturalists looking to discover the history of life on earth.
Stevens is a professional monologue artist and pianist. She holds degrees from Vassar College, University of California at Berkeley, and Boston University. In addition to acting, she is also a playwright, composer and teacher.
About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls 2,800 undergraduate students in more than 60 majors. Established in 1909, the primary campus is located in Grantham, Pa., near the state capital of Harrisburg. A satellite campus affiliated with Temple University is located in Philadelphia.