by Christopher Durang
by Special Arrangements with Dramatists Publishing, Inc.
Performed March 30 - April 1, 2006
Sister
Mary Ignatius, a teaching nun who is much concerned with sin in all of
its various forms, delivers a cautionary lecture to her charges. One of
them, a precocious little boy named Thomas, can quote the Ten
Commandments on cue, and each time he does so Sister Mary rewards him
with a cookie. But when several of her former students turn up the
picture darkens, along with Sister Mary's indignation. One of them is
the happy mother of an illegitimate child; another a contented
homosexual; still another has had two abortions—the first after having
been raped on the night of her mother's death; while another student,
now an alcoholic, contemplates suicide. Their stories are
disturbing—but also very funny—and it is quickly apparent that one
thing they all have in common is their loathing for Sister Mary and the
unyielding dogma which she forced on them in their formative years. In
the end there is mayhem and bloodshed but, with this, the unsettling
feeling that, amid the laughter, some devastating truths have been told.
Cast:
Chris Schaefer as Sister Mary Ignatius
Patrick Briscoe as Thomas
Breann Chase as Diane Symonds
Jordon Rippy as Gary Sullivan
Robert Shivers as Aloysius Benheim
Jessie Harkcom as Philomena Rostovich
Director: Jontelle Leyson
Stage Manager: Nicole Stimac
Advisor: Tim Hopp