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A Christmas Memory
December 13, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Free
Flat Rock, N.C. – Returning to the stage for his sixth straight season at St. John in the Wilderness, actor and theologian E.R. Haire, Jr. will perform Truman Capote’s beloved short story, A Christmas Memory, as a one-man show.
The dates for this year’s performances are Friday, December 13 and Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 15 at 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm. The shows will be held in the Wilderness Room of the Parish House at 1905 Greenville Highway in Flat Rock, across Rutledge Drive from the Episcopal Church.
“It is once again an honor to bring this classic story to life. I am grateful to the good people of St John in the Wilderness and the greater Flat Rock community and beyond who have supported my efforts as I will be entering my sixth year of performing this wonderful, heartfelt story,” said Dr. Haire.
The show is free to the public but seating is limited to 60 people per performance and RSVP is required. The direct link is http://bit.ly/christmasmemory24 or visit www.stjohnflatrock.org. Face masks are optional.
A Christmas Memory takes place during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Until he was ten years old, Truman Capote lived with elderly relatives in a small town in rural Alabama. The story is an autobiographical account of those years, especially of his relationship with one of the elderly cousins, Miss Sook Faulk.
The greatest examples of Capote’s skillfulness as a writer are found among the stories inspired by his early childhood and the relationships he forged growing up in the rural South.
A Christmas Memory first appeared in Mademoiselle Magazine in the late 1950s, when Capote was 27 years old, and has since become one of his most beloved and bestselling works.
Mr. Capote was a flamboyant figure in both literary and cultural circles. Controversial, colorful and complex, he was a writer of uncommon grace. His best-known works include Breakfast at Tiffany’s, In Cold Blood, Other Voices Other Rooms, and The Grass Harp. Mr. Capote died in 1984 at the age of 59.
Earle Ross (E.R.) Haire, Jr. PhD is a native of North Carolina. His professional achievements combine acting and theology. In Los Angeles, he worked as an actor and at Paramount Studios. Theater credits in Los Angeles include The Foreigner, You Can’t Take It With You, Hamlet, Henry V, Richard III, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and the comedy spoof Riffs of Shakespeare. Dr. Haire is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Dr. Haire received a Master of Sacred Theology from Yale University, studying at both the Yale Divinity School and the Yale School of Drama. He earned his PhD in Theology and Ethics with a concentration in religion, media and culture at the University of Edinburgh in 2017.
St. John in the Wilderness is located in Flat Rock, NC at 1895 Greenville Highway. Queries may be directed to the church office, (828) 693-9783 or visit www.stjohnflatrock.org.
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