BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:751@matagiri.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240524T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240524T203000 DTSTAMP:20240524T192314Z URL:https://matagiri.org/events/crossing-the-veil-a-play-about-near-death- experiences/ SUMMARY:EVENTNAME - May 24\, 2024 - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm - DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n&nbs p\;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n“Crossing the Veil and Coming Back to Life” \nPresenting an ensemble theater piece based on the true stories of people who have reported near death experiences.  The stories follow a travel j ourney narrative starting with the “moment of death” when the characte rs have been declared clinically dead or experienced a medical crisis that brought them to the edge of death. This leads to a crossing of the veil b etween life and death and profound experiences and visions of life in the post-mortem realms. The journey concludes with a return to physical life a nd the challenges of sharing the experience with others and integrating it into their lives.\nThe piece is a new work conceived by Robert Cornett an d directed by Ted Pugh.  It has been performed by an ensemble theater gro up\, based in the Hudson Valley\, New York\, to multiple audiences over th e past year including at the annual conference of the International Associ ation of Near Death Studies in Washington\, DC.  These remarkable and pow erful stories have brought to audiences a sense of the beauty\, wonder and hope about what the continuity of consciousness and life after death may be like.\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n  \;\n\n \;\nEddie Allen\, Robert Cornett\, Laurie Portocarrero\, Vincen t Roppolo\, Dasana Smyth\nMadison Shulkin\, Lyla Rivers and Ted Pugh (Dire ctor)\n\n A discussion will follow the performances that allow us to talk about the piece and take questions.\n\n \;\n\n"Watching Crossing the Veil and Coming Back Again was life changing for me.\nThe intimate staging drew me deeply into the astonishing and powerful\nstories of these five p eople\, all distinct and  different but all describing\nsuch similar near -death experiences. Having seen this play\, I find my\nperspective on life and death has widened and deepened. I hope that many\,\nmany people get t o see this play."\n\n"This was an amazing experience. The way that each ac tor told their story\nwas so powerful. I just got lost in it and each acto r became their character\nso completely that I had to remind myself at the end that they weren't\ndescribing their own experiences. There were lots of moments of silence in\nour car on the way home and then bursts of quest ions and responses! Thank\nyou for a very special experience!"\n\n"You rea lly hit a great need of our times with this play\, very special to\nhave s o many people come to see it and all being deeply moved.  Thanks for\nthi s special gift!"\n\nYou can also purchase your $20 ticket via Venmo:\n\n[c aption id="attachment_18854" align="alignleft" width="300"] You can also p urchase your ticket with Venmo.[/caption] ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/matagiri.org/wp-content/upload s/2024/04/Crossing-the-Veil-e1712499107611.jpg?fit=200%2C76&ssl=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR