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Captain Henry Felder (Hans Henrich Felder) was born in Switzerland and immigrated to South Carolina in 1735 at age nine with his parents who settled in the backcountry. He became a merchant farmer and was appointed to the Royal court system. After witnessing deep corruption and tyranny in his district from the Royal judges, he tried to reason with them and petition George III but was rejected at every turn. The Crown responded with more taxes, then violence. Felder cast his lot with the independence movement and is celebrated for his passionate, eloquent fight for freedom by writing his Address and Declaration of Separation from the English King seven weeks before Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence. He was appointed by patriot leadership to make gunpowder and gather artillery. Felder then formed a militia company along with his seven sons and fought tyranny across the colony. His story is one of risking his life and family, taking a revolutionary stand against the most powerful army in the world of that era, a fight to defend God-given birthrights for all people.
Clarence Felder is co-founder of Actors’ Theater of South Carolina, executive producer, writer, director, actor and playwright. His career in film, TV and stage spans five decades. In Hollywood, he co-starred for two years with John Ritter as “Bobo” Pritzger in ABC’s hit cop television series Hooperman, Danny Devito in Ruthless People and Bruce Willis in The Last Boy Scout. He starred as his ancestor, Captain Henry Felder, in the award-winning film All For Liberty, Daniel Morgan in Echoes of Glory, Heroes from the American Revolution, Henry Laurens in John Laurens’ War and wrote and starred in John at Patmos, An Allegory. He spent twenty years in New York City co-starring in ten Broadway productions as well as starring in New York’s Shakespeare in the Park and Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival. Mr. Felder has worked with some of our greatest stars, writers and directors; and adapted seven plays of William Shakespeare. Clarence has also starred in or directed most of ATSC’s 117 stage productions since 1995.