Saint Joan (Marcantel)
by Chelsea Marcantel

Saint Joan (Marcantel) Book Cover
Saint Joan (Marcantel) Cover

Highlights

120 mins Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle) Unit Set/Multiple Settings

Synopsis

A French country girl finds herself on trial for her life after the nation’s rulers are threatened by her influence and popularity.

With mysterious visions of saints inspiring her to help recover France from English domination, she paves the way for victory.

This epic, transcendent story brings renewed life to one of history's greatest heroines as she pushes the boundaries of a society dominated by political and religious forces.

Press Reviews

"Worthy of Shaw. Marcantel seems to fear no peril. […] While cutting an hour off the original, she retains much of its effective dramaturgy… that humanizes the long-ago characters. And she deftly inserts new (contemporary) dialogue into Shaw's classical prose." – Broad Street Review"The playwright has done a fine job of judiciously trimming Shaw's talky text and consolidating his passel of clerics and other characters, so that the original cast of two dozen can be covered by just eight performers." – The Philadelphia Inquirer"A stunning blend of the traditional and the modern." – WHYY"A magnificent rewriting of a masterpiece […] [that maintains] the humor and moral complexity of Shaw's original play."

— Southern Chester County Weeklies

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573708640
ISBN-10 0573708649

Saint Joan (Marcantel) is a play written by Chelsea Marcantel and published by Samuel French .

Community Reviews

No community reviews yet

Buy Play

Performance Rights

Available for Licensing
Amateur Only
Fee: Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)

Apply for Rights

Similar Plays

Plays with similar themes, style, and content.

More from Chelsea Marcantel

More plays from Chelsea Marcantel that we think you'll enjoy.