Bedford’s Own: Will Reeve ~ Screening + Q&A Event, June 2

Join us for a special screening of
James Ivory’s “The Remains of the Day”
In tribute to former Bedford resident Christopher Reeve
 Featuring special guest Will Reeve in conversation with 
Playhouse Founder John Farr
Saturday, June 2, 7:00pm

Will Reeve is a media personality and philanthropist. He is a multi-platform commentator for ESPN and serves on the Board of Directors for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, for which he has the role of multigenerational ambassador and community advocate

A former Bedford resident and Rippowam Cisqua alumnus, Will speaksnationwide on behalf of his family and the Reeve Foundation. The Foundation works to harness support and mobilize community involvement around critical advances in the field of spinal cord research, and to honor the legacy of his late parents, Christopher and Dana Reeve.

Playhouse Founder John Farr will discuss his father’s legacy with Will right before the screening.

Released in 1993 and starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson andChristopher Reeve, “The Remains of the Day” concerns the evolving relationship between a repressed, exacting butler and a younger housekeeper in a British manor house.  Meanwhile, the master of the house seems to be siding with the fascist cause as his country edges towards war with Germany.  This superb drama was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture.