Confessions of a Pulpiteer

** A Foot Stompin’ Hallelujah Show **
California Freethought Day is thrilled to present Confessions of a Pulpiteer, a live one-man show about life at the crossroads of politics, religion, and liberation.
Join us for a special performance by Lee Boek, known to many Northern Californians as Sacramento's "Brother Lee Love" of the Survival Revival Hour on KZAP radio. In this autobiographical solo play, Boek reflects on his time as a young evangelist during the era of the Civil Rights Movement and the personal journey that followed.
🎭 About the Play
Confessions of a Pulpiteer is Lee Boek’s autobiographical one-man show about life at the intersection of religion, politics, and personal transformation. Drawing on his experiences as a young evangelist during the Civil Rights era, the play reflects on how beliefs evolve when confronted by a changing world.
Blending humor, storytelling, and candid reflection, Boek revisits the people and events that shaped his journey from preacher to artist. The result is both an intimate memoir and a thoughtful exploration of conscience, conviction, and growth.
⭐ Featuring Lee Boek
Lee is a Northern California-born actor, playwright, producer, storyteller, and longtime arts activist whose career has spanned broadcasting, theater, film, and community engagement.
He first gained public recognition in the early 1960s as a Sacramento radio personality and evangelist. His experiences during the Civil Rights era would later inspire some of his most personal and thought-provoking theatrical work.
He is best known for his decades of work with Public Works Improv Theatre, as their Artistic Director since 2001. He has helped create, direct, produce, and perform in virtually all of the company's original productions, advancing its mission of socially relevant, community-centered theater.
Lee has also enjoyed a broad acting career on stage, screen, and television. His credits include appearances on Mama’s Family, Webster, Home Improvement, and MADtv.
** Program for the Evening
* 6:00 PM – Doors Open and Mingle
* 6:30 PM – Welcome
* 6:35 PM – Begin Performance
* 7:50 PM – Break and Mingle
* 8:00 PM – Q&A with Lee Boek
* 8:30 PM – End Event
** Sponsored by CFI
The evening's event is sponsored by the Center for Inquiry (CFI). CFI strives to foster a secular society based on reason, science, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values.
Their freethought endeavors include Free Inquiry and Skeptical Inquirer magazines, the CFI Investigations Group and their Paranormal Challenge, the Teacher Institute for Evolutionary Science, Quackwatch, and more.
** About Public Works Improv Theatre
PWIT is a Los Angeles-based cultural activism theater company that creates original, socially relevant performances empowering communities through storytelling, collaboration, and transformative artistic engagement.
** Additional Details
🎫 Registration is recommended, in advance, but we will also be selling tickets at the door.
🥤 Snacks and Drinks: We'll have them for a small fee (via cash, credit, Venmo).
💙 Sponsorship: Get a shoutout before and after the show. Includes admission and snacks/drinks.
🎨 Your Donations for this event support our Secular Art fund, unless you specify otherwise.