Incorruptible
by Michael Hollinger

Name: Incorruptible
Brand: Michael Hollinger
SKU: 9780822217879
Rating: 4.2 (41 reviews)

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120 mins Medieval (6th-14th Century) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes Comedy

Synopsis

Welcome to Priseaux, France, c. 1250 A.D.

The river flooded again last week.

The chandler’s shop just burned to the ground.

Nobody’s heard of the wheelbarrow yet.

And Saint Foy, the patron of the local monastery, hasn’t worked a miracle in thirteen years.

In other words, the Dark Ages still look pretty dark.

All eyes turn to the Pope, whose promised visit will surely encourage other pilgrims to make the trek and restore the abbey to its former glory.

That is, until a rival church claims to possess the relics of Saint Foy – and “their” bones are working miracles.

All seems lost until the destitute monks take a lesson from a larcenous one-eyed minstrel, who teaches them an outrageous new way to pay old debts.

Press Reviews

"A lightning-fast farce, rich in both verbal and physical humor."
— American Theatre

"Everything fits snugly in this funny, endearing black comedy. Hollinger understands how to balance verbal and physical humor, how to sketch personality in a few deft strokes, how to pause here and there to allow his audience to catch its breath, how to bring on a new character at just the right time, and how to write dialogue that’s an artful blend of the mock-formal and the anachronistically breezy. A piece of remarkably dexterous craftsmanship."
— Philadelphia Inquirer

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
CHARLES Abbot of Priseaux	—	—	Abbot of Priseaux
BROTHER MARTIN His second in command	male	—	His second in command
BROTHER OLF A novice	male	—	A novice
BROTHER FELIX A novice	male	—	A novice
PEASANT WOMAN From the village	—	—	From the village
JACK – A one-eyed minstrel	—	—	– A one-eyed minstrel
MARIE His wife of sorts	female	—	His wife of sorts
AGATHA Abbess of Bernay	—	—	Abbess of Bernay