Agnes of GodSummoned to a convent, Dr. Martha Livingstone, a court-appointed psychiatrist, is charged with assessing the sanity of a novice accused of murdering her newborn. Miriam Ruth, the Mother Superior, determinedly keeps young Agnes from the doctor, further arousing Livingstone’s suspicions. Who killed the infant, and who fathered the tiny victim? Livingstone’s questions force all three women to re-examine the meaning of faith and the power of love, leading to a dramatic, compelling climax. A hit on Broadway and later on film. |
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User Review - MickyFine - LibraryThingAn audio production of the play. When a baby is found strangled with its own umbilical cord in the room of Agnes a young nun at a local convent, a psychiatrist who is also a lapsed Catholic, is called ... Read full review
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User Review - LynnB - LibraryThingThis is a very powerful play about the clash between fact and faith. Dr. Martha Livingstone is a court appointed psychiatrist sent to discover what happend when an infant born to a young nun is found ... Read full review
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| Title | Agnes of God G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series Samuel French acting edition |
| Author | John Pielmeier |
| Publisher | Concord Theatricals, 1982 |
| ISBN | 0573630224, 9780573630224 |
| Length | 74 pages |
| Subjects | › Drama / General |
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