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The Power of One More Time

I was a freshman at Rollins College in Florida intending to become a golf professional. We had a free elective our winter term and one of my dorm buddies said, “Hey, what do you think if we take “Theatre Workshop?” I said, “You mean build sets, paint scenery?” He said, “Yeah.” I thought about it, and then said, “Sounds like a great idea!” That decision changed my life forever. After a week in the theatre, I was hooked! I then started to eat, drink and sleep theatre, just the way I had been with golf. I went on to act in several plays and in my senior year won the school’s Theatre Award for my one man show portraying Mark Twain.

Fast forward… I moved to Greece (how I got there, that’s another story) and started writing. My first script “Song of Electra” attracted the attention of Oliver Reed, but then I was advised by a distributor that though he was a great actor, his drinking could cause havoc with the budget, so they turned it down.

By chance I visited the Greek island of Tinos on August 15, the Day of the Assumption. I was amazed. I saw thousands of pilgrims crawling up a steep hill from the wharf to the church. The miraculous icon of the Annunciation painted by St. Luke was brought out on a ritual bed. It was carried over the people. They were praying and…