Reviews:

"...in two one-week island retreats we used your Bonhoeffer-in-prison video to very fine effect."

Martin Marty

"I was deeply moved by Al Staggs' one-man show on Dietrich Bonhoeffer.  Its serious grappling with the profound moral issues raised by Bonhoeffer's life and death provides an especially effective way of placing these elemental moral and religious issues before the public.  I recommend it to others with enthusiasm and without reservation."

Professor Steven T. Katz
Director, The Eli Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies
Boston University

"Rarely has our congregation given a standing ovation at a presentation in our Temple.  You received an enthusiastic one and merited it greatly.  Thank you for your significant role in advancing interreligious understanding."

Rabbi Samuel M. Stahl
Temple Beth El, San Antonio, Texas

"Al Staggs powerful and stirring portrayal of Dietrich Bonhoeffer is important towards increasing our knowledge and understanding of the Shoah (Holocaust), especially its religious and theological implications.  It must be seen-nay, experienced!-by all persons of good will...."

Rabbi Steven L. Jacobs
Temple BNai Shalom
Huntsville, Alabama

"I...thank you for your excellent presentation and congratulate you for your understanding of what Bonhoeffer stood for.  Your performance...was truly memorable."

Professor Harry James Cargas
Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri

"You were true to his life and thought throughout the portrayal.... I found your presentation deeply moving."

Franklin H. Littell, Professor
Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

"Thank you...for the outstanding presentation at our joint pre-Holocaust commemoration.  Your acting was superb and your message was meaningful to both Christians and Jews."

Rabbi Richard J. Birnholz
Congregation Schaarai Zedek, Tampa, Florida

"Staggs' riveting enactment breathes new vitality into one of the most inspiring lives of the twentieth century, a story that grows in importance with every passing year - not to be missed."

Harvey Cox

"I can really recommend Al Staggs' presentation...the members of my community who saw it were touched by Al's play."

Henri Nouwen

"My wife and I were much honored to be with you and to experience your Legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer presentation.  We found your character-drama of the final hours and moments of Bonhoeffers life very moving and most appropriate for these times...."

Rabbi Lewis E. Bogage
Beth Israel Temple, Hazelton, Pennsylvania

"Al Staggs brings the story of the Bonhoeffer struggle alive in his dramatic presentation.  His sensitive performance focuses the audience on the importance of making choices based on moral and religious conviction.  The message is universal and we recommend it strongly."

Maxine Cohen, Director
Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio, Texas

"I was deeply moved by your portrayal of Bonhoeffer...."

Rabbi Wolfgang Hamburger
St. Joseph, Missouri

"Your presentation of Bonhoeffer was wonderful.  It certainly attracted a diverse audience, and it was a wonderful piece for ecumenical conversation."

Rabbi Barton G. Lee
Hillel Jewish Student Center, Arizona State University

"I would keenly recommend, on behalf of a national organization committed to opposing bigotry and discrimination through education, that Rev. Staggs intense but serene monologue serve as a focal point for programs involving interfaith bridge-building...."

Gershon M. Weisbenberg, Regional Director
The National Conference of Christians and Jews Worcester, Massachusetts

"You accomplish ... an astonishing fullness of Dietrich, the personality and the message."

Eberhard Bethge, Bonhoeffer's biographer

"When I watch Al Staggs as Dietrich Bonhoeffer, I am confronted by the deepest moral questions of what it means to be a witness and how I am using my life."

Bill Moyers

“Staggs’ ability to communicate this awesome, dangerous saint is an enormous gift among us.”

Walter Brueggemann

"A stunning disputation of the history of religion, as it is commonly understood."

Vidal Sassoon