Huge congratulations to Peabody" writer and performer Kirk McGee! The Café Royal Cultural Foundation NYC has awarded Kirk a 2021 Spring Performance Grant for his solo theatrical show “The Honorable Herbert Peabody.”
Kirk and I have been developing this solo show since 2018, and this grant ensures the show will be back on stage in NYC next year!
The play follows Joe, a well-intentioned tour guide on opening day of the Honorable Herbert Peabody Library and Legacy Center. As he launches into his presentation, Joe finds it increasingly difficult to celebrate his personal hero’s historical achievements in light of recent revelations about the Senator’s decades of sexual misconduct. As the tour unravels, Joe is forced to wrestle with the ways in which he has inadvertently enabled a culture of misogyny and abuse, and must decide if he’s going to continue to stand idly by or finally stand on the right side of history.
Visit www.ThePeabodyPlay.com for more information!