The Mark Twain Society mission is to entertain, inform and enlighten audiences of all ages and circumstances. We do this through lectures, staged readings and productions of works that have been adapted from, inspired or influenced by Mark Twain.
HISTORY
In 1979, The Harristown Development Corporation of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania invited Alan Kitty to perform as Mark Twain. His 90 minute one-man show, Alive and Well, was presented on behalf of what was to become the Rose Lehrman Performing Arts Center. A variation of the show, Mark Twain’s Last Stand, was produced in 2008 as a touring production. A New York Production followed in 2012, followed by a second tour, which was presented to audiences in 22 states. That tour was ended by the COVID epidemic in 2020, which gave rise to resume our lecture series on all things Twain and the development of two new shows. One of them is an adaptation of Twain’s Diaries of Adam and Eve, produced in 2024. That same year, They Told Me to be Brief – a condensed version of Twain’s 2010 three volume autobiography – was presented by two Theatres in Sarasota, Florida.
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Alan Kitty is an actor, playwright, producer and event speaker best known for his solo shows and lectures on all things Twain. He is also known for his starring role as Twain in the film The Spirit of Giving and was commissioned to write the cable series Reel Exposure for Manhattan Cable.
