Thus Spake John
- 2009
- 24m
In 1993, a retired theater professor, storyteller, and sign language actor living in Connecticut named John Basinger started committing all twelve books of John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' to m... Read allIn 1993, a retired theater professor, storyteller, and sign language actor living in Connecticut named John Basinger started committing all twelve books of John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' to memory. Eight and half years later, he performed the entire poem from memory in a fully sta... Read allIn 1993, a retired theater professor, storyteller, and sign language actor living in Connecticut named John Basinger started committing all twelve books of John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' to memory. Eight and half years later, he performed the entire poem from memory in a fully staged one-man show. Using interviews, verite rehearsal and preparation footage, and notes an... Read all