Actor Stephen Collins to present one-man show at Concord Library

CONCORD – Actor Stephen Collins will present a one-man show at the Concord Free Public Library, 129 Main Street, on Wednesday, May 8th at 7 p.m. Written and directed by Carl A. Rossi, Sailing Towards My Father is a one-man play about Herman Melville (1819-1891), the American author best known for his whaling epic Moby Dick. The play chronicles Melville’s life from youth to old age, concentrating on his evolution as a writer and his complex relations with God, his parents and siblings, his wife and children, and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Collins is a frequent lecturer at library forums, historical societies, senior centers and professional organizations. He grew up in Cambridge, and received a BA in Literature from UMass Boston. Recently, he has been teaching seminars on Whitman, Hardy, Shakespeare, Frost and contemporary poetry at various locations throughout the country.

This free event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. For more information, please visit www.concordlibrary.org.