A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
Saint Joan (Marcantel)
Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 4m
This epic, transcendent story brings renewed life to one of history's greatest heroines as she pushes the boundaries of a society dominated by political and religious forces.
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Cast Size
4w, 4m -
Duration
120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Adaptation (Literature), Biography, Docudrama/History -
Target Audience
Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)
Details
Summary
A French country girl finds herself on trial for her life after the nation’s rulers are threatened by her influence and popularity. With mysterious visions of saints inspiring her to help recover France from English domination, she paves the way for victory. This epic, transcendent story brings renewed life to one of history's greatest heroines as she pushes the boundaries of a society dominated by political and religious forces.
Cast Attributes
Performing Groups
- Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
Media
"Worthy of Shaw. Marcantel seems to fear no peril. […] While cutting an hour off the original, she retains much of its effective dramaturgy… that humanizes the long-ago characters. And she deftly inserts new (contemporary) dialogue into Shaw's classical prose." – Broad Street Review
"The playwright has done a fine job of judiciously trimming Shaw's talky text and consolidating his passel of clerics and other characters, so that the original cast of two dozen can be covered by just eight performers." – The Philadelphia Inquirer
"A stunning blend of the traditional and the modern." – WHYY
"A magnificent rewriting of a masterpiece […] [that maintains] the humor and moral complexity of Shaw's original play." – Southern Chester County Weeklies
"The playwright has done a fine job of judiciously trimming Shaw's talky text and consolidating his passel of clerics and other characters, so that the original cast of two dozen can be covered by just eight performers." – The Philadelphia Inquirer
"A stunning blend of the traditional and the modern." – WHYY
"A magnificent rewriting of a masterpiece […] [that maintains] the humor and moral complexity of Shaw's original play." – Southern Chester County Weeklies
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Chelsea Marcantel
Chelsea Marcantel is an LA-based writer, director and collaborator.
Reared by Cajuns in southwest Louisiana, Chelsea has lived and made theatre among the tribes of the Midwest, Appalachia, the Mid-Atlantic and now the West Coast. In 2016, she completed a Lila Acheson Wallace A ...