The Divine Dante
Kevin O'Brien
January 17, 2021
For most students, Dante’s Divine Comedy is hardly a comedy - because it’s so hard! In this course, Kevin O’Brien, who portrays Dante Ali...
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Podcast Interview
Kevin O'Brien
January 11, 2021
Here's a podcast interview with me - with some great comments on YouTube!
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Comedy Writing
Kevin O'Brien
January 04, 2021
Why do we enjoy comedy? Why is laughter so much fun? And how does comedy and literature relate to life in general -- and your success as a...
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King Lear
Kevin O'Brien
January 04, 2021
King Lear is Shakespeare’s tragic masterpiece. While the plot involves a king of England who reigned before the time of Christ, the play ...
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Humor on Stage and Screen
Kevin O'Brien
January 04, 2021
What are some of the best humorists and comedians in the history of Western culture? In this course, we’ll find out -- and laugh along the...
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The Theology of Super Heroes
Kevin O'Brien
January 20, 2020
"I'm Batman" - Mr. O'Brien Superheroes have been part of pop culture since the first Superman comic book in 19...
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The Drama of Socrates
Kevin O'Brien
January 20, 2020
The above video is Kevin O'Brien's play Socrates Meets Jesus, performed at the Society of GK Chesterton Conference in Massachus...
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History & "Hamilton"
Kevin O'Brien
January 20, 2020
Kevin O'Brien as King George in his interactive comedy murder mystery, The Hamilton Homicide. Hamilton is groundbreaking, exciti...
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Shakespeare
Kevin O'Brien
May 30, 2019
As You Like It is a comedy classic and one of Shakespeare’s most complex works. It has a little bit of everything - romance, adventure...
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The Chronicles of Narnia
Kevin O'Brien
May 30, 2019
The Chronicles of Narnia is a masterpiece of Christian children’s literature. We will read all seven books in the series over a two-se...
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Living Scripture
Kevin O'Brien
May 30, 2019
The aim of this course is to remedy the Scriptural illiteracy of the average Catholic, even the average devout Catholic. We will read ...
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Acting Monologues
Kevin O'Brien
May 30, 2019
In this course, Kevin O’Brien, a professional actor of stage and screen, audiobooks and television, will coach Middle School students i...
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Short Stories
Kevin O'Brien
May 30, 2019
We will read a variety of short stories from a number of authors, including Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ring Lard...
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I Hate Poetry!
Kevin O'Brien
May 25, 2019
Is it possible to go from hating poetry to loving poetry? Is it possible to be able to tell a good poem from a bad one? How about the...
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King David
Kevin O'Brien
May 25, 2019
The story of King David in the Old Testament is the most exciting adventure story in all of the Bible! And it shows how God the Father ...
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Special Delivery - Letters among Friends
Kevin O'Brien
May 25, 2019
Fr. James V. Schall said the following about letters: “The letter is unique because, in its purest form, it deals with the person to wh...
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The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
Kevin O'Brien
May 25, 2019
Considered by many to be the greatest books of the 20th century, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are JRR Tolkien's masterpiece...
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One Act Plays and Playwriting
Kevin O'Brien
May 25, 2019
Mr. O’Brien has written and produced over 40 plays and screenplays. In this course, we’ll look at the challenge of short plays. We’ll ...
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Science and the Faith
Kevin O'Brien
May 25, 2019
Doesn't science contradict the claims of religion? What about evolution? What about the faith most people put in science and how i...
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Flannery O'Connor
Kevin O'Brien
May 25, 2019
“My audience are the people who think God is dead,” Flannery O’Connor said. Her stories are shocking and sometimes violent for this ve...
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Meet the Saint
Kevin O'Brien
May 25, 2019
Mr. O’Brien is known for his portrayals of famous saints, both on EWTN’s The Journey Home and in one-man stage shows that he has perfor...
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Humor in Literature
Kevin O'Brien
May 11, 2017
From light verse (funny poems) to the works of the American Humorists; from funny plays to comedies with serious themes, we will examin...
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Cultural Literacy for Catholics
Kevin O'Brien
May 11, 2017
(Literature) Cultural Literacy for Catholics What are some of the basic things all educated Catholics should know? Sadly, most C...
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A History of Musicals
Kevin O'Brien
May 11, 2017
Musical theater! Is anything more fun?! This class will look at the history of musicals, from their origins in comedies and light o...
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The Life and Legacy of St. John Paul II
Kevin O'Brien
May 11, 2017
Karol Wojtyla, who became Pope John Paul II, and is now St. John Paul II, was one of the most pivotal figures in both Church history...
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The Big Picture
Kevin O'Brien
May 11, 2017
Sometimes our faith seems like a series of disconnected rules or bits and pieces of things we’re told that don’t seem to fit together o...
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Conversion of Mind and Heart
Kevin O'Brien
May 11, 2017
Conversion is at the center of Christ’s call to each of us. It is a lifelong process that begins when we turn toward our Lord and awa...
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The Spirituality of JRR Tolkien
Kevin O'Brien
May 11, 2017
JRR Tolkien was able to create the most popular work of literature of the 20th century, The Lord of the Rings, out of the depth of hi...
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A World without God
Kevin O'Brien
May 11, 2017
St. John tells us, “You have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the l...
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A Mastery of Mysteries
Kevin O'Brien
May 11, 2017
In this course, students will strive to become “mystery masters”! We will read some of the greatest mystery stories of all time, inc...
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Christmas in Literature, Film and Music
Kevin O'Brien
May 11, 2017
What is the “magic of Christmas” and why has it captivated even the secular world for centuries? In this course we explore the his...
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Mythology in Literature
Kevin O'Brien
May 11, 2017
W hat is myth and how does it relate to storytelling in general and to our Catholic Faith in particular? How have the great myths of ...
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Love and the Meaning of Life
Kevin O'Brien
May 11, 2017
We know as Catholics that “God is love”. We also know that it is our obligation to love God and to love our neighbors. We know that l...
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Debate and Argumentation
Kevin O'Brien
May 11, 2017
Students will learn the art of argumentation and “forensics” and will be challenged to hone their skills of presentation and oral com...
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I Call You Friends
Kevin O'Brien
May 11, 2017
Two of the greatest Christian writers of the 20th century were also close friends - C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien - a friendship that a...
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Drama and the Human Spirit
Kevin O'Brien
May 11, 2017
From its beginning in ancient Greece and from its inception in England in the context of the liturgy, drama has always been about man...
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Rave Reviews
Kevin O'Brien
April 08, 2017
"I cannot tell you what a difference your class has made this semester for [my daughter]. She came downstairs the other day an...
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Speech and Communications
Kevin O'Brien
April 06, 2017
Effective communications and good public speaking begins with an understanding of rhetoric - how a good argument is developed, how a goo...
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