Divine Reckonings Artists Reveal #10:Bill George

What is Jacob’s House?
What is ForePlay:Divine Reckonings?

Bill George
Playwright, ForePlay

Previous Flux Experience: I have no history with these guys other than the fact I’ve known a handful for a decade and a half, have been a teacher to a few and I am inspired by their passion, beauty, artistic purity, and sheer vulnerable humanity. (Ed. note: Bill has also hosted all four of Flux’s retreats at the Little Pond Arts Retreat, for which all of us are deeply grateful)

Do you have a favorite Bible character?
No.

Are you blessed?
Yes.

If you were wrestling an angel, what moves would you use?
Surrender.

What would you do for more life?
Breathe.

What’s the weirdest thing in your parents’ attic?
The light.

What is your prior experience with the Old Testament?
Studied the Psalms, for one thing…through the ages and through it’s manifestation in music.

If you believe in a deity or deities, what kind do you believe in?
The Inexpressible, ultimately unknowable kind.

Anything else coming up for you that Flux readers should know about?
Gotta get this thing written!

Bill George: Bill studied with Paul Baker at the Dallas Theatre Centre, Paul Curtis in New York, founded People’s Theatre Co. and later Touchstone Theatre in 1981. In 1996 he created Little Pond Arts Retreat in Nazareth, Pennsylvania with his wife Bridget–dedicated to exploring the art of transcendence.