(Saint) Joan
Thu, Dec 12
|The Spire
By George Bernard Shaw. In this sanctuary of echo and sonic revelry, our production explores the idea of seven different Joans meeting to characterize the many architects of her icon and agents of her execution.
Time & Location
Dec 12, 2024, 7:00 PM – Dec 13, 2024, 11:00 PM
The Spire, 82 Sydenham St, Kingston, ON K7L 3H4, Canada
About the event
A workshop presentation of George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan
Premiering the Living Edge collective.
Set in France in the 1400s, during the Hundred Years' War. The main story charts the rapid rise and fall of this charismatic young woman, Joan, who claims she has been instructed by God to liberate the captive city of Orléans, and lead the heir to the throne, the Dauphin, to become King of France.
The Company
Maja Ardal, Amelia Sargisson, Starr Domingue, Germaine Konji, Fatuma Adar, Avery-Jean Brennan, Clarke Blair.
Directed by Jo Pagnan