Penance

Penance

Penance

Penance

Penance

Overview

Joe has just said goodbye to Val at the hotel room door when Rudy, a teacher at the same Catholic school, knocks. Although Rudy is married, he and Val were lovers before Joe arrived on the scene. An intense cat and mouse game ensues. Joe is a priest and Rudy knows exactly how to tear at his guilt and fear. Then Rudy admits his relationship with Val was wrong and he pushes Joe to hear his confession, a heart wrenching experience for Joe. An intense climax ends this dynamic play.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Authors

Jules Tasca

Through I.U.P., Jules Tasca has taught playwrighting at Oxford University in England and he has performed with a commedia dell’arte group in Central Italy. He is the author of over 125 (full-length and one-act) published plays that have been produced in numerous national thea ...

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