Percy-L: Literary, Religious, Scientific, and Philosophical Discussion of Walker Percy

[Henry Mills <hpmills3 AT austin.rr.com>]

Title: Re: [percy-l] FW: Moviegoer Screenplay?

Here is info about Key’s stage rendition of Lost in the Cosmos. Karl, is this what you refer to as being staged five years ago in your message below?

Best,
Henry Mills

LOST IN THE COSMOS: THE LAST SELF-HELP SEMINAR
Theatrical Outfit of Atlanta is extremely proud to announce the World Premiere of the stage adaptation of Walker Percy's "Lost in the Cosmos." Adapted to the stage by Theatrical Outfit producing artistic director Tom Key, "Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Seminar" will open with previews on Friday, February 9th, 1996 at the Fourteenth Street Playhouse followed by Opening Night on Wednesday, February 14th. The production is currently set to run through February 25th.

In this science-fiction parody, Harold Pierceson, a three time divorced dentist from Anaheim, California, participates in a self-help seminar in the hope it will be his last. Harold is required by the "seminar guides" to take a short preliminary self-help quiz to determine that he is, in fact, "lost in the cosmos." Consequently, he is included in a series of improvisational scenarios dealing with issues of war, space travel, envy and lust. He finds himself part of a tour group targeted for missile attack at the Parthenon, being given the choice to begin the human race anew on one of the moons of Jupiter and, finally, hosting the last Phil Donahue Show. Harold Pierceson begins the seminar as an American "everyman" trying to feel a little better about himself, and in the process, finds the answer to rescuing the human race from impending disaster.

    LOST IN THE COSMOS: THE LAST SELF-HELP SEMINAR runs approximately 90 minutes and has no intermission.

    Walker Percy won the National Book Award for his novel, "The Moviegoer." LOST IN THE COSMOS was considered by Percy and his close friend, Shelby Foote, to be his most important work.

    Tom Key, along with an ensemble cast to include Derek Manson, Rosemary Newcott, and Shelly McCook, will perform.

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From: "Karl M. Terrell" <kterrell AT stokesroberts.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:30:21 -0700
To: <shannonamullen AT gmail.com>, <hpmills3 AT austin.rr.com>
Conversation: [percy-l] FW: Moviegoer Screenplay?
Subject: RE: [percy-l] FW: Moviegoer Screenplay?

Tom Key, with Theatrical Outfit in Atlanta, has obtained the rights to do a stage adaptation of The Moviegoer.  A production was staged five or so years ago. www.theatricaloutfit.org/ <http://www.theatricaloutfit.org/>

Karl Terrell