Pope and the Witch, The

The Irondale Ensemble Project will present the premiere of Nobel Prize winning Italian playwright Dario Fo’s, The Pope and the Witch. This rollicking comedy concerns a nameless but very familiar Pope who suddenly finds himself suffering from a variety of strange afflictions ranging from a irrational fear of children to paralysis. A specialist arrives accompanied by a rather odd missionary nun. But this particular nun isn’t who or what she seems: she’s actually a radical hypnotist and healer. Her unconventional remedies cure the Pope’s afflictions and he couldn’t be happier–until he discovers her activities in support of abortion and the legalization of drugs. Eventually, he begins to see things her way, which leads to a startling Papal proclamation that threatens to turn the entire world upside down.
$15 tickets for seniors and students.