The Trial of Mother Teresa
What's wrong with a little doubt between saints?
Minneapolis Theatre Garage
711 West Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis
May 29 - June 21, 2009
A cage-match for moralists, a Lincoln-Douglas debate for the faithful, a three-ring circus for doubters-all are contained within The Trial of Mother Teresa, directed by Nimbus co-Artistic Director Liz Neerland. Outside of space and time, Mother Teresa and Joan of Arc meet for the first time. United by chance in a purgatorial limbo, the two women bond over their lives as religious icons. As they share their thoughts on celebrity and sainthood, the pair is judged by a panel of famous male writers bent on either inquisition or canonization, whichever comes first. This incisive commentary uses gender, faith, and doubt to challenge our deepest beliefs about the nature of privacy in the age of publicity.
Reviews of The Trial of Mother Teresa:
- How Was the Show: Podcast: Josh Cragun and Liz Neerland talk about the new Nimbus Theatre production, The Trial of Mother Teresa, by David DeYoung
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Dramatis Personae
| Director: | Liz Neerland |
| Playwright: | Dani Givens |
| Assistant Director: | Kate Hanson |
| Stage Manager: | Maria Howes |
| Set Designer: | Brian Hesser |
| Lighting Designer: | Matt Earley |
| Sound Designer: | John McCormick |
| Costume Designer: | Amanda Gran |
| Mother Theresa: | Roneet Aliza Rahamim |
| Joan of Arc: | Jane Froiland |
| Cardinal 1: | Heidi Berg |
| Cardinal 2: | KariAnn Craig |
| Cardinal 3: | Eric Ringham |
| Cardinal 4: | David Otto Simanek |
| Technical Director: | Brian Hesser |
| Charge Artist: | Ursula K. Bowden |
| Set Crew: | Jill Hoeft, Allana Olson, Rob Roberts, Andrea Gross, Andrew Chambers, Chris Poor, Katie Starks, Cliff Lee, Josh Cragun, Jesse Corder, Alex Meyer |