"Fool For Christ" to Be Performed at C.W. Post

Brookville, NY – The highly-acclaimed, one-woman play, "Fool for Christ," will be performed at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University on Wednesday, March 10 at 8 p.m. The play examines the life and messages of Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Newspaper and the Catholic Worker Movement, and explores how she integrated works of mercy in her untiring pursuit of social justice, peace and civil rights.

The work is a collaboration between New Jersey-based actress Sarah Melici and playwright Donald Yonker. In the one hour performance, Melici portrays Dorothy Day at various ages as well as many other people who come into her life. The play is of interest to all faiths.

Melici has performed in "Vaclav Havel’s Temptation" at the New York Shakespeare Festival, toured in "Driving Miss Daisy" and has numerous credits at regional theaters, including "Songs From Distant Lands" at New Haven’s Long Wharf Theatre, "Gin Game" at the New Jersey George Street Playhouse, "The Rose Tattoo" at Rochester’s Geva Theatre, "Last Love" at the Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo, and "Mornings At Seven," "Agnes of God," and "Steel Magnolias" at the Barter Theatre in Virginia. She also appeared in Woody Allen’s "Stardust Memories" and on television in "Law and Order" and "The Golden Years." Since 1998, however, she has chosen to perform exclusively in "Fool for Christ."

"Fool for Christ" will take place in the Chapel of the Interfaith Center on the C.W. Post Campus, 720 Northern Blvd. (Route 25A), in Brookville. The performance is open to the general public. Ticket prices: adults $5; students and seniors $3; students and employees of C.W. Post free with valid ID. Tickets may be purchased at the door, but seating is limited. For advance tickets or more information, call the C.W. Post Interfaith Center at (516) 299-2229 or visit the performer’s web site at http://www.foolforchrist.com.