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Joan Chittister: Her story, my story, our story
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What Joan Chittister says about the play
“She’s touching something in everybody. Listen to the title: ‘Joan Chittister: Her story, my story, our story.’ She has written something that transcends the personal but makes the personal real for everybody in that room.”
”The work is seamlessly, artfully and movingly welded together. It’s a fresh and interesting approach to the notion of the universality of women today. It has heart and substance....great praise.”
Joan Chittister with Teri Bays prior to performance of her play at Erie Performing Arts Center
About the Play
Synopsis
A one-woman play and true story, Teri Bays, playwright and actress, portrays two women: herself and a radical nun, overcoming adversity, domestic abuse and injustice. Threads of their universal stories are woven around the strength and weakness of their mothers, their father's relationship with alcohol and an often unjust church. Joan takes on the Vatican, inspiring women, including Teri, who works in the church. Through humor and heartbreak, we eventually discover how Teri and Joan are connected to one another.
Themes
- women
- domestic abuse
- our mothers
- institutional sinfulness
- overcoming adversity
- social justice
- women's ordination
- interfaith
- life
A one-woman play about two women
Scenes, portions of Joan's letters, books and speeches are used to further the story of her life.
Portions of wisdom are delivered from the podium until we hear the genius and humor of Joan's keynote address, an inspiring call to action.
Funny, heartbreaking, defining moments....
News Worthy
United Solo Theatre Festival 2020 Selected Joan Chittister The Play for a NYC Performance. Although the Festival was cancelled due to Covid, what an honor to have been chosen!
United Solo Theatre Festival 2020 Selected Joan Chittister The Play for a NYC Performance. Although the Festival was cancelled due to Covid, what an honor to have been chosen!
United Solo Theatre Festival 2020 Selected Joan Chittister The Play for a NYC Performance. Although the Festival was cancelled due to Covid, what an honor to have been chosen!
Semi-Finalist for the 2020 SheNYC Arts Festival
United Solo Theatre Festival 2020 Selected Joan Chittister The Play for a NYC Performance. Although the Festival was cancelled due to Covid, what an honor to have been chosen!
United Solo Theatre Festival 2020 Selected Joan Chittister The Play for a NYC Performance. Although the Festival was cancelled due to Covid, what an honor to have been chosen!
Selected for 2021 Writers Workshop performance at International Women's Playwright Conference, Quebec, Canada (cancelled due to Covid)
United Solo Theatre Festival 2020 Selected Joan Chittister The Play for a NYC Performance. Although the Festival was cancelled due to Covid, what an honor to have been chosen!
Selected for 2021 Writers Workshop performance at International Women's Playwright Conference, Quebec, Canada (cancelled due to Covid)
Joan Chittister: Her story, my story, our story
Joan Chittister
Joan D. Chittister Lecture/Event hosted Play
Joan D. Chittister Lecture/Event hosted Play
A Benedictine Sister of Erie, Joan is an international speaker and leader in peace and social justice issues, most especially for women. Sister Joan has written over sixty books, most recently The Time Is Now. She has appeared on CBS, NPR and most recently on Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul Sunday. Joan is the co-founder of the Women's Global Peace Initiative.
Joan D. Chittister Lecture/Event hosted Play
Joan D. Chittister Lecture/Event hosted Play
Joan D. Chittister Lecture/Event hosted Play
Joan Chittister invited Teri to perform the play on May 3, 2019 at the Performing Arts Center,
Mercyhurst University
as her guest for the Joan D. Chitttister Lecture/Event Series.
Joan’s surprise entrance for a portion of the play’s final speech and a standing ovation of nearly 700 attending, made for an exciting evening!
Teri Bays
Joan D. Chittister Lecture/Event hosted Play
Teri Bays
A singer, writer and actress, Teri has starred in numerous theatrical productions including Maria in The Sound of Music, Anita in West Side Story and the Witch in Into the Woods to name just a few. She performed numerous cabaret shows in such iconic venues as The Duplex and Don’t Tell Mamas in NYC. A pastoral musician for over 40 years,
A singer, writer and actress, Teri has starred in numerous theatrical productions including Maria in The Sound of Music, Anita in West Side Story and the Witch in Into the Woods to name just a few. She performed numerous cabaret shows in such iconic venues as The Duplex and Don’t Tell Mamas in NYC. A pastoral musician for over 40 years, Teri has recorded two CDs: Spark of Creation and Sacred Songs, Sacred Space. She lives in beautiful Sedona, AZ, where she writes her blog: Pasta, Presence and a Parrot.
Various venues where Joan Chittister Play has been performed
