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July 4, 2010, taken at church, just before the service began. I portrayed Thomas Jefferson, writing down his thoughts in draft form as principal author of the Declaration of Independence. In researching the part, I was amazed at how overtly religious the Founding Fathers were. That's not what they teach in Public Schools today. I'm not quite dressed here, but this is basically the way I appeared on stage, minus the smile. I managed to keep a solemn, studious, thoughtful look throughout the entire production and service. (Maybe Jefferson should have had a beard that matched his hair, or vice versa. lol) For those not familiar with American historical figures, such as Jefferson, this may help: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson