Bethlehem, Pa., March 7, 2016— James Franco, the renowned actor, scholar, and author will visit Moravian College for a talk, “An Evening with James Franco” that will be held on Friday, April 15 at 9:00 p.m. in Johnston Hall. Moravian’s United Student Government (USG) and Moravian’s Activity Council (MAC) have invited Franco, as part of the College’s Distinguished Speaker Series, to discuss his path through his education and avid volunteer work that have influenced the actor his is today.
Franco’s role as the TNT biopic James Dean earned him career-making reviews, as well as a Golden Globe. Franco earned an Independent Spirit Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award and recognition from numerous critics’ associations for his starring role in the critically acclaimed drama 127 Hours. Franco’s big screen credits include the Spiderman trilogy, Milk, Pineapple Express, Date Night, Your Highness, OZ: The Great and The Powerful, Spring Breakers and This is the End.
Additionally, Franco wrote, directed and starred in the features Good Time Max and The Ape. Herbert White, a short film in which he wrote and directed debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. The Feast of Stephen, also written and directed by Franco, premiered and won a TEDDY award at the Berlin Film Festival.
Though James Franco’s more popular work may be on the big screen, his passion to learn and explore takes precedence in his life. Franco has been enrolled at a number of institutions including the University of California at Los Angeles, Columbia University, New York University, Yale University, and Rhode Island School of Design. He has shared his interest in learning, teaching English and film courses at USC, UCLA, CalArts and NYU.
He is a published author, penning the compilation of short stories, Palo Alto. He has also released an EP, titled Motor City, with his band Daddy. He made his Broadway debut in 2014 in the stage adaptation of Of Mice and Men.
In his free time, Franco partners with the Art of Elysium organization, a Los Angeles-based charity that helps children with disabilities, and 826DC, a non-profit dedicated to helping local D.C. students excel.
After tickets for the event are made available to Moravian College students, faculty n and staff in March, the public can purchase beginning on April 3. General admission tickets are $15. For information, call the HUB Information desk at 610 861-1491.
Johnston Hall is located on Moravian College’s Main Campus, Bethlehem Pa. near the corner of Monocacy and Locust Streets. The doors for the event will open at 8 p.m. Moravian College encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. Anyone who anticipates needing any type of accommodation or who has questions about the physical access provided should contact USG at usg@moravian.edu prior to the event.
Moravian College is a private coeducational liberal arts college, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. For over 273 years, the Moravian College degree has been based on a liberal arts curriculum where literature, history, cultural values and global issues, ethics, and aesthetic expression and the social sciences are infused with multidisciplinary perspectives. Visit to learn more about how the Moravian College liberal arts curriculum prepares its students for life-long success.