Let the battle between faith and reason begin. Playwright John Pielmeier wasn’t afraid of putting two doses of religious phenomena (a virgin birth and stigmata) into his play Agnes of God (which was made into a 1985 film, starring Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft and Meg Tilly). It all centers around a newbie nun who throws her dead newborn baby (whom she says was conceived without intercourse) in the trash. When the crime is discovered, Dr. Martha Livingstone is assigned to investigate the case but quickly finds herself clashing with the stubborn miracle-believing Mother Superior who insists on the nun’s innocence. Check out CAST’s version of the deeply emotional drama, from now through May 21. $20-$25. May 12-14, 8 p.m.; May 19-21, 8 p.m. Carolina Actors’ Studio Theatre, 1118 Clement Ave. 704-455-8542. www.nccast.com.
This article appears in May 10-16, 2011.
