Michelle Poynton's "Pope Joan"

"Pope Joan," a compelling new drama by BU alumna Michelle Poynton, recounts the scandal surrounding the ninth century German woman who, legend has it, disguised herself as a man in order to be educated in Rome. There, she was so successful with her studies that she was invited to the Vatican, where she moved up the ranks to become Pope after the death of Leo IV, reigning for two years. Rumor has it that she then became pregnant, fell from her horse, went into labor, and gave birth in the street, after which she was proclaimed the Anti-Christ and stoned to death.

Presented as part of the Boston University College of Fine Arts' InCite Arts Festival, the production is directed by graduate directing student Tara Matkosky and features actors and designers from the BU School of Theatre.

Each performance will be followed by an interactive talkback with the director, playwright, and cast, and the performance on March 7 will be preceded by a discussion on the topic Women as Mythic Legend.

This remarkable work was developed in 2008 as part of the BU School of Theatres New Play Initiative, and is the Schools official entry in the prestigious Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.

For more information: www.bu.edu/cfa/incite

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[bennjr]

WOW! That is bad acting!