Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You
by Christopher Durang
June 8-July 7, 2012
Gunston Theatre Two
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Helen Hayes-honored director
Joe Banno
makes his American Century Theater stage debut with
playwright Christopher Durang’s first TACT appearance, a
hard-nosed comedy that takes on religion, dogma, and the
Catholic Church.
Banno considers Durang's play more a documentary exposé
than satire. “Savagely funny, the play feels strikingly
contemporary in its dealings with social issues like
abortion, women's rights, gay rights and domestic violence
in the context of so-called ‘Christian’ compassion,” says
Banno. This is a theater piece that still delivers the
laughs -- and chills -- a generation after it was written.
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You
premiered in New York in 1979 and won an Obie Award in
1980. The play's stark criticism of the Catholic Church
ignited controversy around the country. Some conservative
Catholics were offended by the play's stereotyping, and in
St. Louis and Boston, major protests against the play
occurred. Although unsuccessful, attempts were made in
those cities to keep the play from being produced. And in
St. Louis, two state senators attempted to pass a law
penalizing theaters that refused to promise not to present
plays audiences might find offensive.
Each performance of
Sister Mary
will be followed by a lively post-show discussion about
issues raised by the play.
The role of Sister Mary Ignatius is played by celebrated
DC actress
Cam Magee. The ensemble includes
Grant Cloyd as Gary,
Tiffany Garfinkle
as Diane,
Anne Nottage
as Philomena,
Arturo Tolentino
as Aloysius, and
Colin Trinity
as Thomas.
Steve Royal
is the Set Designer,
Ed Moser
is the Sound Designer and
Trena Weiss-Null is the Lighting Designer.
Cheryl Patton Wu
is the Costumer and
Kevin Laughon
is the Props Designer.
Brill
is Master Carpenter and
Baron Pugh
is the Stage Manager.
Running time: approximately one hour.
Please note: There will be a talkback following every
performance of
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You.
Calendar of Performances for
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You
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PWYC indicates "pay what you can" - no advance reservations are accepted.
PREVIEW performances are "pay what you can" - see previous line.
Talkback indicates a post-show discussion following the performance.
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