Angel

Play

Writers: Martin Foreman

Overview

Show Information

Category
Play
Number of Acts
1
First Produced
2012
Genres
Drama
Settings
Unit/Single Set
Time & Place
present day
Cast Size
small
Ideal for
All-Male Cast, College/University, Community Theatre, Mature Audiences, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Religious Groups, Small Cast, Star Vehicle Male
Casting Notes
Mostly male cast
Includes adult characters

Synopsis

At the end of the day a middle-aged priest welcomes a guest into his home. A glass of wine is offered. The two men sit and a conversation slowly begins. The unseen visitor is young, confident, enigmatic; his host is nervous, unable to settle, his attention returning again and again to the Virgin and Crucifix which watch over him.

For years the priest has devoted his life to God and fought daily against the temptations of the flesh. Now, fearing for his immortal soul, he confronts the man - or angel or demon - who haunts him. Tonight the conflict must come to its end.

Martin Foreman's one-man show Angel explores what happens to a man when he devotes his life to celibacy and what he must do to destroy the passions that threaten his soul.

Lead Characters

Angel guide sections