Inspired by the canonization of Joan of Arc in 1920, almost five centuries after her martyrdom in 1431, Irish playwright and activist George Bernard Shaw created his fictionalized historical tragedy Saint Joan, first performed at Manhattan's Garrick Theatre in 1923, and published the following year. It chronicles, through six detailed scenes and an epilogue, the […]
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:06PM on June 20, 2022