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Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You
Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 2m, 1boy(s)
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You
by Christopher Durang
The play opens with a long lecture on Roman Catholicism by Sister Mary, starting conventionally but growing in morbidity and even horror as it proceeds. The lecture is interrupted by four of her ex-students, who present a religious 'pageant', then re…
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Cast Size
3w, 2m, 1boy(s) -
Duration
75 Minutes -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
The play opens with a long lecture on Roman Catholicism by Sister Mary, starting conventionally but growing in morbidity and even horror as it proceeds. The lecture is interrupted by four of her ex-students, who present a religious 'pageant', then reveal how far they have strayed from her teaching. A climax is reached in an emotional statement of the truth from Diane, leading to the violence of two deaths by shooting. Forms a double bill with The Actor's Nightmare.
Keywords
- Time Period Contemporary
- Setting A lecture platform
- Duration 75 Minutes
- Cautions
- Gun Shots
- Mild Adult Themes
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Christopher Durang
Christopher Durang’s plays include The Idiots Karamazov (coauthored with Albert Innaurato), A History of the American Film (Tony nom.), Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You (Obie Award), Beyond Therapy (off and on Broadway), Baby with the Bathwater, The Marriage of Be ...
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