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Cotton Patch Gospel at Taproot Theatre Company

Dates: (3/23/2016 - 4/23/2016 )

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Taproot Theatre Company


212 N 85th St
Seattle,WA

Phone: 2067819707

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book: Tom Key, Russell Treyz; lyrics: Harry Chapin; music: Harry Chapin.

Cotton Patch Gospel is based on the writings of Clarence Jordan, a farmer and New Testament Greek scholar. In 1942, he founded Koinonia Farm, an influential religious community in southwest Georgia that continues to thrive today. Jordan was very involved the civil rights movement and social justice. In an effort to translate both the words and context of the scripture, he wrote several popular "Cotton Patch" adaptations of the New Testament, resetting the lives and preaching of Jesus and the Apostle Paul in contemporary rural Georgia.

Taproot Theatre Company Frequently Asked Questions FAQ

Taproot Theatre Company is at 212 N 85th St, Seattle, WA.

Taproot Theatre Company was founded in 1976 by six friends, five of them graduates from Seattle Pacific University. From its humble beginnings as a touring group, the company is now Seattle’s largest mid-size theatre company. Today Taproot Theatre serves over 150,000 people annually throughout the Pacific Northwest with its Jewell Mainstage season, Isaac Studio Theatre season, Touring programs and Acting Studio.

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