Ancient ‘heresies’ set to Gungor’s music in new Pelagius musical

[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nn(RNS) — The lights are dim, and two robe-clad figures from the early fifth century — Augustine, the saint and early church theologian, and Pelagius, a so-called heretic — are lit by spotlights near center stage. They’re mid-debate when suddenly, the background music kicks in and Pelagius launches into a song by 21st-century Christian artist turned creative mystic Michael Gungor.“Give and take, snow or sand, it’s all the same from far away,” Pelagius sings. “You and me, we’re the stuff of stars and dirt, with eyes to see.”
On paper, the pairing of ancient figures and modern music seems odd, jarring even. But to Mark Smith, the creator of the new musical “Pelagius,” it’s an intuitive combination.
Beginning on Thursday (Aug. 22) and running through Sunday, “Pelagius” will be showing at Atlanta’s Legacy Theatre, which is owned by Smith and his wife, Bethany. While the show originally debuted last September, for these encore performances, Michael and Lisa Gungor will be in the audience.
“It’s beautiful, and it’s humbling, and bizarre, and exciting too, to see how cleverly he assembled music from such different points of my life, with such diffe …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]