Martyrs' Crossing

by Melissa Leilani Larson

After suffering a horrible death, Christian martyr Catherine is assigned to guide the peasant girl history will revere as Joan of Arc. Accompanying Joan throughout her legendary career, Catherine finds that her influence directly affects the girl’s successes and failures. As Joan spirals toward the inevitable, Catherine questions her assignment and, ultimately, her own faith.

After suffering a horrible death, Christian martyr Catherine is assigned to guide the peasant girl history will revere as Joan of Arc. Accompanying Joan throughout her legendary career, Catherine finds that her influence directly affects the girl’s successes and failures. As Joan spirals toward the inevitable, Catherine questions her assignment and, ultimately, her own faith.

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Martyrs' Crossing

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  • Chelsea Frandsen: Martyrs' Crossing by Melissa Leilani Larson
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    Heart-wrenching, hopeful, lyrical, the story of Joan of Arc as seen through the eyes of St Catherine. I absolutely adore it!

    Heart-wrenching, hopeful, lyrical, the story of Joan of Arc as seen through the eyes of St Catherine. I absolutely adore it!

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Doubling is optional and was originally intended for a smaller company. High schools are invited to add as many to the cast as desired. The Historians' lines can be divided and assigned to as many actors as fits the director's needs as long as the text itself is not changed.

Development History

  • Reading, WorkShop Theater, 2008
  • Reading, Pull-Tight Players, 2008
  • Workshop, Iowa Playwrights Workshop, 2004

Production History

  • High School, Liahona Academy, 2015
  • High School, Hillcrest High School, 2014
  • Fringe, Utah Valley University @ The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2013
  • Community Theater, Echo Theatre, 2012
  • High School, Payson High School, 2012
  • Community Theater, Rising Star Productions, 2011
  • High School, Slidell High School, 2011
  • University, Brigham Young University, 2006
  • University, Iowa New Play Festival, 2005
  • Fringe, Provo Fringe Festival, 2004

Awards

  • Meritorious Achievement
    KC/ACTF Region VIII
    2006
  • Best Utah Valley Theatre Production
    The Daily Herald
    2006
  • IRAM Best New Play
    Iowa Playwrights Workshop
    2005