Tickets can be found on Eventbrite, and concessions will be available for purchase. With a cast of 16 students, Associate Professor Amaree Cluff will direct the play and design the costumes, with Preston Rodriguez overseeing the creation of the set. Showcasing her faith, the miracles that happened because of it, and the motives of the people involved in Joan’s trial, Shaw explores his belief that her accusers acted according to what they thought was right. Joan exposes the patriarchal nature of 15th century Europe, of the Church and the feudal system. Shaws exploration of Joan of Arc is so in-depth that there are many themes examined in his play Saint Joan. The play explores the people involved in her trial, how they thought they were doing the right thing, and how her faith and death impacted them.”Ĭharacterized as “a tragedy without villains” by English biographer Michael Holroyd, “Saint Joan” premiered in 1923, three years after her canonization by the Roman Catholic Church. “She succeeds, but then the people turn on her and question her authority. To achieve this objective he had to so greatly change the story of Joan’s trial that the play became historically utterly unreliable. “Joan was this country girl that was visited by angelic voices charging her to take back Orléans and take the uncrowned king to the Reims Cathedral to be consecrated,” said Associate Professor of Theatre Amaree Cluff. Shaw, who was anti-religious and anti-Catholic, used his play to propagate his views on religion, politics, nationalism, feminism, miracles and human psychology. Southern Virginia University Theatre presents George Bernard Shaw’s, “Saint Joan”-a work on the life and legacy of Joan of Arc and the impact of her trial on those involved-for the play’s hundred year anniversary on April 14-15, 21-22 at 7:30 p.m.

Lacy Rodriguez Natalie Dixon (’24) as Joan of Arc.News Release Theatre Presents “Saint Joan” by G.B.

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