Benefit for Americans United for Separation of Church & State w/ Matthew Modine

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Internationally renowned actor

Matthew Modine

TONY Nominee and Broadway Star

Melissa Erricohttp://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/5/a/e/event_74533742.jpeg

More between Heaven and Earth:

A benefit for Americans United for Separation of Church & State

The Clarion Society and guest soloists soprano Jessica Gould and tenor Karim Sulayman

Stage Director Erica Gould

Protean genius and primary architect of the Doctrine of Separation of Church and State, Jefferson was also an accomplished violinist and four-year resident of Paris before he became our third President.

His romance with the married, Italian-born painter/composer/ musician Maria Cosway during his post as Minister Plenipotentiary to France leaves a trove of letters which render the soundscape of the French Revolution with startling precision.

Matthew Modine and Melissa Errico star in a dramatic presentation drawn from the Jefferson/Cosway letters, intertwined with the performance of music mentioned in their correspondence, including works by Sacchini, Hewitt, and compositions by Cosway herself.

Tickets $100 front, $50 rear, $35 students (with ID) orders@gemsny.org (212) 866-0468

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