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    <i>This Beautiful City</i>

    This Beautiful City Image gallery

    Presented by Colorado College at Colorado College - Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center

    December 4-December 6, 2009

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    This Beautiful City is a play with music, created from interviews with actual persons, that explores the Evangelical movement and its unofficial U.S. capital. Because of the presence of several national Evangelical headquarters, the influential New Life megachurch (formerly led by Ted Haggard), and numerous and diverse churches, questions surrounding religion and civic concerns are brought to the foreground of everyday life in this city.

    The Civilians' project looks at Colorado Springs as a microcosm of issues facing the country as a whole--the shifting line between church and state, changing ideas about the nature of Christianity, and how different beliefs can either coexist or conflict within a community. The company completed its investigative phase in 2006, compiling hundreds of hours of interviews over the course of 10 weeks in Colorado Springs. Every leading church in the area participated in the project, as did numerous civic organizations, progressive activists, and individuals from all walks of life. An initial presentation took place at Colorado College in February, 2007 with the title "Save This City." The company premiered the play in 2008 at the Humana Festival for New American Plays and This Beautiful City has since been seen in Washington DC, Los Angeles and off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre in New York.

    [Image credit: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times]


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        Colorado College - Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center

        825 N. Cascade Ave.
        Colorado Springs, CO 80903

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        Tickets: Free but tickets must be picked up at KRCC or Colorado College, Worner Campus Center Information Desk

        Info Phone: 719-473-4801

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        Dates:
        December 4-December 6, 2009

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        Friday and Saturday at 7 pm and Sunday at 2 pm

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