Ordeal By Fire

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At what point does the obligation of obedience to constituted authority cease if that authority degenerates into authoritarianism? In this play a war of words between the austere monk, Girolamo Savonarola and the Renaissance Pope Alexander VI, saint and sinner, is fought out. In Florence the fiery preacher is burnt at the stake. Alexander is with us still.

Form/Style: drama
Length in minutes: 60
Cast: 26 total
Roles: 5 female identifying, 21 male identifying
Themes: young people, friendship, culturally and linguistically diverse, coming of age
Cast age groups: 3 to 8, 8 to 12, 12 to 16, 16 to 18, 18+, all ages
Content warnings: queerphobic language, elder abuse, classist language, bullying, adult language, ableist language
Has interval: yes
Audience age: young adult, adult, all ages
Publisher: Australian Plays Transform

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