For Immediate Release

Seminary Stages Four Performances of George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan March 30 through April 2

Princeton, NJ, March 24, 2006– Princeton Theological Seminary’s Department of Speech Communication in Ministry will present George Bernard Shaw’s drama Saint Joan at 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, March 30 through April 1, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 2. It will be presented in the Gambrell Room of Scheide Hall on the Seminary campus at 64 Mercer Street in Princeton.

The play pits an individual visionary against time-honored institutions. In a country decimated by the Black Death and the Hundred Years’ War, a young peasant woman, Joan of Arc, arose to lead her countrymen to drive out the invaders. Three years later, she was captured, bought and sold, and burned at the stake. However, her spirit continued to live on to inspire the troops, to challenge the church, and to tear down the feudal system. Five hundred years after she lived, she was officially declared a saint. George Bernard Shaw limns her life and legacy with wit, wisdom, and tragic intensity.

The production, staged by Robert Lanchester, assistant in speech, is open to the public free of charge, but seating is limited. Tickets and directions are available by calling Lois Haydu in the Seminary’s Speech Communication in Ministry Department at 609.497.7963.