The Runner Stumbles’ storyline alternates between a remote Michigan parish in 1911 where a young nun, Sister Rita, mysteriously dies; and a courtroom four years later where her superior, Father Rivard, is tried for the crime. Part courtroom drama, part memory play, part romance, the play explores conflicts between duty to the church and duty to self, forbidden passions, and divisions between strict traditional morality and complex human emotions. Tickets can also be purchased beginning 90 minutes before curtain time at the ticket office, PAC second level. UIS Assistant Professor of Theatre Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson directs.
The Runner Stumbles
Apr 23-24, 29-30, May 1, 7:30pm
Sunday, Apr 25, 2pm
UIS Studio Theater
Public Affairs Center, lower level
206-6160 tickets, 206-8307 info
$12 adults, $10 seniors
$8 UIS faculty/staff, $6 UIS students
This article appears in Apr 22-28, 2010.
