Gulf Alliance for Local Arts

This play by Eric Peterson is both entertainment and education. Ben Franklin, one of the most fascinating Americans ever, was an inventor, printer, writer, statesman, scholar, world traveler, philosopher, and ambassador. Surprisingly, he was a contradiction in terms; rogue and gentleman, loving husband and philanderer, traditionalist and trendsetter, loyal Englishman and patriotic American. Hear about some of his lesser known inventions such as the "air bath", some of his maxims, printed in his Poor Richard's Almanac - such as "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" and "no gains without pains" and "he that lies down with dogs shall rise with fleas". This is a new play and this portrayal by professional actor David Poirier gives us wonderful insight into the life and soul of a marvelously interesting American.