| The Runner Stumbles Drama by Milan Stitt Directed by Sy Berg |
| Sy Berg |
| About the play |
A young nun has died under mysterious circumstances in
a remote parish in northern Michigan, and her superior,
Father Rivard, has been charged with her murder. The
action alternates between interrogations, testimony, and
scenes from the past which reveal that Father Rivard,
who had been banished to the small, up-country parish,
fell in love with Sister Rita and when circumstances
forced her to move into the rectory with him, his anguish
became unbearable. Their relationship, inevitably,
spelt tragedy, but not until the explosive, and surprising,
climax of the play does the full extent of the story
become clear.
Mr. Stitt based "The Runner Stumbles" on an actual
turn-of-the-century trial for the murder of a young nun in
Michigan.
a remote parish in northern Michigan, and her superior,
Father Rivard, has been charged with her murder. The
action alternates between interrogations, testimony, and
scenes from the past which reveal that Father Rivard,
who had been banished to the small, up-country parish,
fell in love with Sister Rita and when circumstances
forced her to move into the rectory with him, his anguish
became unbearable. Their relationship, inevitably,
spelt tragedy, but not until the explosive, and surprising,
climax of the play does the full extent of the story
become clear.
Mr. Stitt based "The Runner Stumbles" on an actual
turn-of-the-century trial for the murder of a young nun in
Michigan.
The New York Times theater critic wrote...
".... an absolutely fascinating play .... one of the best plays I have seen in a
long time. It got to me, and I cried."
".... an absolutely fascinating play .... one of the best plays I have seen in a
long time. It got to me, and I cried."
".... a new, serious, well-made, and continuously interesting American play."
-- The New Yorker
-- The New Yorker
| The BLT Barn Theater Friday, February 4, through Sunday, February 20, 2005 Call 884-2587 for reservations |
