Saint Joan
| Venue: | Wheelock Family Theatre |
| Hours: | Hours Vary see below |
| Ages: | Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $$$ see below |
| Category: | Theater & Shows |
“There were only two opinions about her. One was that she was miraculous: the other that she was unbearable.”
Born nearly 600 years ago, Joan of Arc was, perhaps, the world’s first feminist teen rebel. She bucked against all the conventions of the Middle Ages, didn’t hesitate to speak her mind, wore men’s clothes, led the fight to drive the English out of France—and was burned at the stake before she reached the age of 20.
Writing shortly after her canonization in 1920, Shaw set out to dispel the swirling mists of legend, romance, and melodrama with which he felt Joan’s extraordinary story was obscured. His attempt to present the events and personages of her life—as he both understood and imagined them to be—in a more realistic fashion did not find universal favor among historians, but produced what many consider to be his greatest play.
In Saint Joan, Shaw claimed, there are no villains—only individuals, like himself, engaged in impassioned pursuit of their own partial perceptions of the truth.
About the Actress
Andrea Ross is 16-years-old and from Franklin, Massachusetts. She was Swallow in the National Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND as part of the 2007-08 Theatre Under the Stars season. Andrea has also recorded the album, “Moon River”, produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and released by Universal Classics and Jazz in March 2007. She won her first professional lead role in Tuck Everlasting at the Wheelock Family Theatre at aged 10. She followed that up playing Annie, Young Lizzie in Lizzie Borden, Sara in A Little Princess, Fredrika in A Little Night Music (her personal favourite), Liesl in The Sound of Music, and the title role in the drama Ramona Quimby. Those last three performances saw her become the youngest person to win best actress in the local Elliot Norton Awards.
Recommended for ages 13 and up.
Directed by Susan Kosoff
Scenic Design by Anita Fuchs
Costume Design by Matthew Lazure
Andrea Ross as Joan of Arc
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Friday nights at 7:30pm; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3pm (American Sign Language interpreted & Audio-Described performances Friday Nov.28 at 7:30pm & Sunday Nov. 30 at 3pm)
10am School matinees & partnerships: Call for schedule and information: 617-879-2252
| COST | ↑ top |
$15/$20/$25
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.wheelock.edu/wft/wftupcoming.asp#saintjoan
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200 The Riverway, Boston, MA, 02215 map
Phone: 617-879-2147
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