Comments on: Blogger Grapevine: Commission of a New Play by James Still!

By: Kevin Caraher

Kevin Caraher — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:51:05 +0000

Hope,
Thanks for your reply on one of my favorite subjects and that is RFK. I actually did some door to door campaigning for him here in Indianapolis in 1968 when I was 15 years old. RFK had inspired me that much at an early age.
I am always looking for places to restage my RFK Remembered show. I forgot to mention that I staged it for a select group of history students at Scecina High School a couple of years ago and they really appreciated it. Lots of good questions afterwards.
Indy’s Irish Fest has been my sponsor throughout all the productions and I could not have pulled it off without their financial backing.
Like I said, I am always looking for new venues to restage RFK Remembered so if anyone out there would be open to that you can reach me at kevincaraher@hotmail.com
There is a possibility that I might restage the show at Marian University again. Will let you know so maybe you can do a blog on it Hope !
Peace, Kevin

By: Hope

Hope — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:27:33 +0000

Kevin, thank you for this wealth of interesting background information! I appreciate it very much!

By: Kevin Caraher

Kevin Caraher — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:39:33 +0000

Hope,
I was excited to see that RFK’s legacy will live on through another playwright. Will be eager to see the final outcome of this project. My wife and I enjoyed The Heaven’s Are Hung In Black at IRT
very much. It was a well crafted piece of work.
I am not sure if James is aware of this or not but a play by the name of RFK Remembered was produced at The Indiana Historical Society in October of 2004 and then again at Marian College in Nov/Dec 2007. It was a multimedia piece and was received very well. I know all this for a fact since I too was inspired by that speech years ago. It so inspired me that I researched, compiled,produced, and acted as RFK in the production. I am very blessed in that I am an Irish Catholic as well and bear a slight resemblance to the late Senator. My facts can be checked by contacting Mark Szbody with the IHS and Kris Steege with the Marian University Theatre Department.
An additional sidenote to mention is the fact that another actor by the name of Jack Holmes performed in the show simply called RFK at The Culture Project in New York City. That show was produced October 2005 and apparently was well recieved as well. I was not fortunate enough to be in attendance though.
With James Still producing another play it reinforces a favorite quote of mine that RFK used, which is that “No martyr’s cause is ever stilled by his assassin’s bullet”. RFK’s legacy of peace, hope and understanding will live on ! Kevin Caraher

By: Hope

Hope — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:58:51 +0000

Thanks very much, Therese, for reading and for leaving this comment. I appreciate the information, and I will look for the memorial!

By: Therese

Therese — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:49:48 +0000

Hope, Kennedy made his speech at what is now King Park Just north of 16th Street along College Avenue. There is a memorial to mark the site. Kenndey’s presence at the park and speech that night are widely created for forestalling the violence that erupted in other cities the night Rev. King was killed.