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MATT MITLER |
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Plays by Matt Mitler |
Devils Of Loudun | ||
| 1st Produced: | 02 Jan 2003 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #107711 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | THE DEVILS OF LOUDUN is a multilayered chamber piece about mass possession, sin, and redemption, inspired by Aldous Huxley's historical treatise. The story centers on a group of 17th century Ursuline nuns who, inspired by their Prioress, Sister Jeanne des Anges, became officially "possessed" and were forced to undergo public exorcisms. Blame for the nuns' behavior was placed on the cavalier and charismatic priest, Urbain Grandier. Guilty of sins of the flesh but not of the devil, and burdened with enemies at the highest levels of French society, Grandier was imprisoned, tortured, and ultimately martyred. Eventually, Jeanne's visions of devils were replaced by an apparition of Saint Joseph, and she became "miraculously" marked with stigmata. She cultivated the career of a mystic and lived famed and respected for many years. | |||||
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