Join us for a free, in person documentary about Benjamin Lay!

Screening of film “Becoming Benjamin Lay” on Saturday, May 30, 2026 from 2 to 3 PM at Radnor Meetinghouse. This screening is free and open to everyone of all ages. It will be followed by a discussion and reception at 3-4 PM with Marcus Rediker and Tony Buba. 

Benjamin Lay was the Quaker “prophet against slavery” who, in the 1700s, pressed Quakers to the forefront of the anti-slavery movement.

Becoming Benjamin Lay explores the making of the stage play about Benjamin's life, written by Marcus Rediker and Naomi Wallace–and the way actor Mark Povinelli brought Benjamin, a little person, to life on stage. Tony Buba is a Pittsburgh-based filmmaker dedicated to the art of reflecting the spirit of grassroots, worker-led action. Marcus Rediker, professor at University of Pittsburgh’s Department of History, focuses on “history from below” to revive the real movers and shakers behind our human story. Take a peek becomingbenjaminlay.com/ into this thought-provoking documentary that pays tribute to the Quaker sailor who confronted even Benjamin Franklin’s slaveholder status.