Event

Agnes of God

Stand Out Talent presents Agnes of God
January 16-Feb 2
Friday and Saturday Nights at 7pm and Sundays at 2pm
Tickets: General Admission $12 Senior $10 and Student $5
Prices higher at the door.

417 Vernon Street. Roseville, CA 95661

Featuring:
Jessica Neufeld as Agnes
Natasha Burr as Martha
Susan Andrews as Mother Superior

Rating of PG-13

Background of the story:
The play was adapted for a movie in 1985, starring Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft and Meg Tilly.
The stage play contains a great deal more dialogue than the film and relies solely on the three main characters: Martha, the Psychiatrist; the Mother Superior; and Agnes, the Novice. There are no other characters on stage. All three roles are considered demanding for the actors playing them. Martha covers the full gamut of emotion during the play, from nurturer to antagonist, from hard nosed court psychiatrist and atheist to faith-searching healer. She is always on stage and has only three small respites from monologues or dialogue while Agnes and the Mother Superior enact flashbacks to events at the convent. The Mother Superior must expound the possibilities of miracles while recognizing the realities of today's world, of which she is painfully aware. Agnes is a beautiful but tormented soul whose abusive upbringing has affected her ability to think rationally.