Easter Rising: The Last Words of Patrick Pearse

Easter Rising (also known as the Easter Rebellion) was an armed insurrection that took place in Ireland during Easter Week in 1916. Mounted by Irish republicans, it ended British rule and establish an independent Irish Republic. Organized by seven members of the Military Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, the rising was led by schoolmaster and activist Patrick Pearse.

Brian Gordon Sinclair, author of Hemingway On Stage, is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada and holds a Master of Arts degree in Theatre from the University of Denver. He has also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England and at the National Film Board of Canada.
A recipient of the Sir Tyrone Guthrie Award for acting at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, Mr. Sinclair has performed in Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Great Britain, Holland, Norway, Poland, the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia, Spain and throughout the USA. Mr. Sinclair is a proud dual citizen of Canada and Ireland.