All Mary MacKillop wanted was to live the dream. But to others-the staunch male hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church - she was a nightmare. What MacKillop didn't count on was the degree of obstruction that would stand in her way. And she did not expcect to be humilated and excommunicated, making it necessary for her to disguise herself and travel to Rome to confront the reigning pontiff. Pope Pius IX, in an attempt to brazen out the storm to found an order of women who would educate the young in wild and remote places in Australia.
She was Australia's Martin Luther, The antipodean Thomas More, Our Joan of Arc, A woman for all season. But this play takes this powerful narrative in an unexpected direction.
The drama is structured so that it takes place in a double time frame: the 19th Century and the 21st Century.
Ideal for school productions.
Duration: 2 Acts
Cast Requirements: 6 Female, 11 Male (multiple doubling of roles) + guards, beggars, chief of police
Genre / Style: Australian Drama
Code: 9780646527253