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Agnes of God is a 1979 play by American playwright John Pielmeier which tells the story of a novice nun who gives birth but does not believe she has. After the child is found dead, a psychiatrist and the mother superior of the convent clash during the resulting investigation.
The Story. A young nun is accused of murdering an infant she gave birth to in a cloistered convent. The psychiatrist assigned to her case meets opposition in the convent’s Mother Superior, and all three women explore questions of Faith, Memory, and the meaning of Sainthood.
10 mar 2022 · Learn about the inspiration, themes and legacy of Agnes of God, a play that questions faith, science and guilt. The playwright shares his insights on the characters, the music, the cast and the challenges of writing for the stage.
18 sty 2024 · Agnes Of God by John Pielmeier. Publication date 2015 Topics Community Theatre, Sumter Little Theatre, Sumter, SC Collection opensource; sumterlittletheatreshows; additional_collections Item Size 6.0M . Playbill - Sumter Little Theatre Addeddate 2024-01-18 03:20:25
Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w John Pielmeier In this taut, compelling three-character drama, a court-appointed psychiatrist must assess the sanity of a novice accused of murdering her newborn.
Agnes of God (Original, Play, Drama, Broadway) opened in New York City Mar 30, 1982 and played through Sep 4, 1983.
Agnes of God is a dramatic play by American playwright John Pielmeier, which premiered in 1979 at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut. It is set at a convent, after a novice nun named Agnes unexpectedly gives birth to a dead baby and insists that the child was the result of a virgin conception.