1776 to be performed at the Little Theater of Virginia Beach; Kirwin in the production

       
By J.R. Hoeft
Published July 10th, 2008  

Brian Kirwin, Bearing Drift contributor, to participate in the Little Theater of Virginia Beach\'s production of \'1776\'

Brian Kirwin, Bearing Drift contributor, will be playing “McNair”, a snide, long-haired, disgruntled Philadelphian (no type-casting here!) who was the steward for the Continental Congress during the lead-up to the Declaration of Independence, in the upcoming Little Theater of Virginia Beach production of “1776.”

Opening night is July 18. 8 p.m.

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8 Responses to “1776 to be performed at the Little Theater of Virginia Beach; Kirwin in the production”

  1. TedNo Gravatar on July 11th, 2008 at 12:12 pm

    Just about my favorite movie ever despite the fact the writers took certain, uh, “liberties” with historical facts.

    William Daniels IS John Adams.

    Re: Edmund Rutledge of South Carolina threatening to vote against the Declaration if the clause condemning slavery isn’t taken out:

    Jefferson: What else is there to do?

    Adams: Well man, you’re the one who wrote it.

    Jefferson: I wrote ALL of it, Mr. Adams.

    After Jefferson crosses the offending clause Adams takes the Declaration and slams it on Rutledge’s desk. “There you go Rutledge, you have your slavery for what good it will do you. No VOTE damn you!”

  2. TedNo Gravatar on July 11th, 2008 at 12:13 pm

    Oops, Adams says “NOW VOTE….”

  3. DuckNo Gravatar on July 11th, 2008 at 7:09 pm

    I’ll see if I can make it since I’ll be in town then.

  4. Crystal Clear ConservativeNo Gravatar on July 11th, 2008 at 10:29 pm

    Brian,

    Best wishes on the play!

  5. Brian KirwinNo Gravatar on July 13th, 2008 at 12:14 pm

    Thanks! Opening night can’t come soon enough!

  6. Joel McDonaldNo Gravatar on July 15th, 2008 at 7:30 am

    It’s been great to work with Brian on the cast. He really throws a lot into his character, which otherwise could be forgettable. I’ve also appreciated his input in playing Richard Henry Lee. Come see this show! You WON’T regret it.

  7. Vincent DeSantoNo Gravatar on July 25th, 2008 at 11:55 am

    Brian rocks as McNair!!! So ruled!

    John Hancock.

  8. Jason WillardNo Gravatar on July 26th, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    Let me just say, as stage manager of this fine production, that Brian put a lot of himself into this annoying, whiny, complaining, agitating character.

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