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Claudia Dumschat

Episcopal Actors’ Guild’s 2025 Annual Memorial Evensong Service

November 10, 2025

This year’s service, held Sunday, November 9, 2025, was led by Father John David van Dooren, Rector of the Little Church and Warden of the Guild. His opening words recalled the centuries-old connection between art and faith: “Our work as performers is to make the invisible visible—to show that light, even when flickering, is never lost.” Then came the reading of names: a litany of the departed, some famous, some known only to the theater community, all united by their devotion to the performing arts. [more]

Celebration of Song — Freedom and Hope (Open House New York 2025)

October 19, 2025

As part of this year’s Open House New York festival, the Episcopal Actors’ Guild presented Celebration of Song — Freedom and Hope at the Church of the Transfiguration, affectionately known as The Little Church Around the Corner. It was an inspired afternoon of music and fellowship—part history lesson, part hymn, and part rallying cry. [more]