The Canopic Jar of My Sins: A Medieval Morality Play for Latter-Day Postmodernists

by Justin Maxwell

The Canopic Jar of My Sins: A Medieval Morality Play for Latter Day Postmodernists is a play about culpability. The narrative follows Ralph Wiley, the scientist who invented plastic, as he fights to survive a show trial held on the massive island of plastic in the North Pacific Ocean. His tribunal consists of an angel, dead bird, and Roger Waters. After the trial, Wiley finds himself on the beach at Easter...

The Canopic Jar of My Sins: A Medieval Morality Play for Latter Day Postmodernists is a play about culpability. The narrative follows Ralph Wiley, the scientist who invented plastic, as he fights to survive a show trial held on the massive island of plastic in the North Pacific Ocean. His tribunal consists of an angel, dead bird, and Roger Waters. After the trial, Wiley finds himself on the beach at Easter Island, where he meets the last Easter Islander and Robert Oppenheimer. Then the angel shows up, and things get strange.

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The Canopic Jar of My Sins: A Medieval Morality Play for Latter-Day Postmodernists

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  • Gina Femia: The Canopic Jar of My Sins: A Medieval Morality Play for Latter-Day Postmodernists

    I really loved reading this play - it was so funny and there's so many moments of huge theatrical moments that I longed to see realized on stage. A great play.

    I really loved reading this play - it was so funny and there's so many moments of huge theatrical moments that I longed to see realized on stage. A great play.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Mirrorbox Theatre, Year 2020
  • Type Reading, Organization Bemidji State University, Year 2018
  • Type Reading, Organization Swandive Theatre, Year 2016
  • Type Reading, Organization The Theatre at St. Claude, Year 2015

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Swandive Theatre, Year 2019