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SIN: A CARDINAL DEPOSED
In the tradition of outstanding “docu-dramas” like THE LARAMIE PROJECT and EXECUTION OF JUSTICE, Michael Murphy’s SIN is a collage of testimonies surrounding Cardinal Bernard F. Law – the Catholic leader whose governance of the Boston Archdiocese was questioned and scrutinized when years of sexual abuse by diocesan priests finally came to light. This searing and emotional work is comprised entirely of testimony taken from the Cardinal’s deposition in these cases involving hundreds of priests and victims; cases that still touch and continue to shape the lives of so many people of Boston. Bailiwick Repertory of Chicago, IL will continue the remarkable journey of SIN by traveling to The Regent Theatre on June 9-27, 2004. Since its world-premier in Chicago in March, it has received both audience and critical acclaim. Ed Siegel of The Boston Globe wrote “It almost seems as if the cardinal himself is onstage.” Stephen Kinzer of the New York Times remarked that SIN was “Searing... Many in Sunday’s audience were visibly moved, some to tears.” Chris Jones in the Chicago Tribune called SIN “an intensely emotional and disturbing new docu-drama” that “feels like a long but important kick in the teeth.” Hedy Weiss in the Chicago Sun-Times called SIN “all the more powerful for its minimalism...reminiscent of Abby Mann’s JUDGEMENT AT NURENBURG.” Bailiwick will be bringing the entire original Chicago cast to Boston. Jim Sherman plays Cardinal Bernard Law. Patrick Rybarczyk portrays attorney Mitchell Garabedian in Act 1, in the matter of Father John Geoghan, and Mark A. Steel portrays attorney Roderick MacLeish, Jr. in Act 2, in the matter of Father Paul Shanley. Steve Best portrays J. Owen Todd, attorney for Cardinal Law, while Naomi Landman and Patrick Gannon play multiple characters – lawyers, survivors, and others involved with these cases. For more information on SIN in Boston,
call 781-646-4849 or visit www.acardinaldeposed.com.
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