Agnes of God

Name: Agnes of God
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: John Pielmeier
ISBN: 9781580814010

Author: John Pielmeier

Narrator: Barbara Bain, Emily Bergl, Harriet Harris

Unabridged: 1 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works

Published: 01/24/2001

Categories: Fiction, Drama, Nonfiction, Performing Arts, Theater

Synopsis

In this contemporary murder mystery, set within the confines of a convent, Agnes is a devout, innocent young nun accused of infanticide. As a psychiatrist, herself a lapsed Catholic, and the Mother Superior struggle over Agnes' fate, the play plunges deeply into the mystery of faith and the consequence of truth.

Includes an interview with Dr. Kevin Orlin Johnson, author of "Why Do Catholics Do That.”

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Barbara Bain, Emily Bergl and Harriet Harris.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on September 07, 2019

A well written play about a serious subject. Does our need to know and get to the bottom of mysteries in life kill off a chance at miracles. This is the question this play is dealing with. The characters are whole people and I would think this would be a fairly intense drama. I am curious to see how......more

Goodreads review by Dave on February 16, 2022

I listened to an LA Theater Works production of this 1979 play, which I had seen twice in theaters, and I also saw the film version with Meg Tilly and Anne Bancroft, and I recommend you see it, one way or the other. Then-actor John Pielmeier was inspired to write the play based on an actual case tha......more