Brad Sherrill’s Prophets Good Books it to the stage

Atlanta actor Brad Sherrill spends part of each year in the Bible business, and lately, business is booming. For the past decade, Sherrill has toured with his one-man performance of The Gospel of John in its entirety. March 24-28, he debuts a kind of prequel show, Prophets, at Georgia Shakespeare. Here, he talks about the relationships between the Old and New Testaments, and about how the likes of Ezekiel would have a lot to say about today’s public policy debates.

How long have you been doing The Gospel of John?

I first performed The Gospel of John at my church, Chamblee Methodist, in 2000, so this could be considered the show’s 10th anniversary. I’m nearing a total of 600 performances in 40 states, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Canada. You can be in a 1,000-year-old church in England, then in a small town with one traffic light. I’ve done it in towns where some of the people have never seen a professional actor before. The different places and people help keep it alive for me.

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