Burning
ONE INSTANCE OF BURNING
Chris Rodgers (Writer/Performer)
Christine Young (Director/Dramaturg)
Presented at St. Agnes Church
March 24 & 25, 2006
A juxtaposition of the figure of Joan of Arc the night before her death and a contemporary artist struggling to follow her call no matter the consequences.
Artistic Team: Liz Burritt (Choreographer); Greg Schultz (Composer); Leonor Barnett (Graphic Design); Meghan Magilligan (Hospitality); Father Cameron Ayers, SJ (Spiritual and Financial Support)
This project was made possible with the generous support of the Theatre Bay Area’s CA$H program.
Script Excerpt
Fire will not leave this story.
It crackles along the edges.
Singes the ceilings and the walls.
Rises up along a plain
wooden stake.
A human torch.
A young farm girl
becomes a human torch
Because she will not back down.
Will not turn away.
Will not deny herself or her God.
Will not take the easy
way out.
Will not live the rest of her life imprisoned.
Will not stop.
Will not stop.
Will not stop.
She will go forward
Into her red glory.
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