Theatre Event
The Keene State Theatre and Dance Department presents:
Agnes of God
Info:
Questions of faith and morals consume the tormented trio at the heart of John Pielmeier's Agnes of God. Agnes, a novice in a convent, described by her mother superior as ''different, special, blessed with the voice of an angel,'' is found unconscious in her room with a dead body. The young woman claims to remember nothing of how the corpse got there and refuses to confront the reality of the event. Charges are being considered against Agnes, but not before the court psychiatrist, Dr. Martha Livingstone, completes her brutal, at times unprofessional investigation of the disturbed girl's psyche. Mother Miriam Ruth, the convent's mother superior, might know something about what happened. But her desperate desire to protect the fragile Agnes, and her distrust of the cynical ''lapsed Catholic'' psychiatrist, prove near insurmountable barriers to totally honest communication. Meanwhile, Dr. Livingstone has emotional baggage of her own to deal with as well. So this is far from just a murder mystery: it runs much deeper than that. We are presented with two, conflicting, sets of beliefs to choose between. Who is right, the voice of Science, or Religion? Will Agnes be saved by truth, or innocence? Logic, or faith? Cloistered ignorance, or harsh reality? The answers become less and less clear as the plot unfolds. No character is quite what they at first seem; each has something to hide; each has an unstated motivation that drives their actions and their thoughts, for better or for worse.
When:
October 11-15, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
(2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. shows on Oct. 15th)
