sAiNt jOaN (burn/burn/burn)
by Lisa Ramirez
This contemporary re-imagining of the Joan of Arc story takes place over the course of one night in Oakland in May of 2020, as five teenagers shelter in a candle factory following a George Floyd protest. Stories and timelines combine as moments from the past reverberate into the present, illuminating the revolutionary vision of Joan of Arc, exploring solidarity in the face of oppression, and revealing the way this classic heroine’s spirit continues to permeate our world today. At once humorous and harrowing, this 60-minute chamber piece unravels at a break-neck speed, alternating between realism and an avant-garde theatrical style as the past and present collide, turning the Saint Joan myth on its head and revealing the ways in which each of us is both the savior and destroyer of a world that is burning.
- Cast Size: 4W 1NB
- Running Time: 90+ minutes
- Royalty Rate: $75 per performance
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About the Playwright
LISA RAMIREZ is a mixed-race, award-winning actor and playwright. Her plays include, EXIT CUCKOO (nanny in motherland), world-premiere produced by the Working Theater, NYC (Colman Domingo- director); ART OF MEMORY, presented at the 3-Legged Dog, NYC (Tanya Calamoneri- director); Pas de Deux (lost my shoe), Cherry Lane Theatre/Mentor Project, NYC (Bryan Davidson Blue- director); TO THE BONE, world-premiere produced by the Cherry Lane Theatre (Lisa Peterson- director); DOWN HERE BELOW, an adaptation Gorky’s, THE LOWER DEPTHS; commissioned by the Oakland Theater Project (Michael French- director); IN THE MOUNTAINS, commissioned by The Workshop Theater, NYC (Thomas Cote-́ director); MORE THAN GRAPES, commissioned by Theatre-First in Berkeley (Sean San José- director); sAiNt jOaN (burn/burn/burn), commissioned by Oakland Theater Project (Michael Moran- director); Book of Sand (a fairytale), commissioned by Oakland Theater Project (Susannah Martin, director). Lisa is a recent recipient of the Gerbode Foundation Grant and is developing SHE SE PUEDE (Chorus of Huertas), an original play about the legendary activist Dolores Huerta. Currently working on Remember Me Remember, a new play that explores stories about people living with dementia; commissioned by People’s Light/New Play Frontiers program.
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