Waipukurau Little Theatre's latest production is the award-winning play, Agnes of God by John Pielmeier, directed by Emma Walker.
The play was first staged in 1979 and made into the 1985 film starring Jane Fonda in the role of the psychiatrist. It is a thought-provoking drama and is loosely based on a true story.
The synopsis: At a convent Sister Agnes, a postulant nun, gives birth, but the child dies and Agnes retains no memory of the event. The police become involved and the court requires a psychological investigation into the circumstances surrounding the baby's death. The play contrasts the relationships between the Mother Superior, the court psychiatrist and the novitiate in a war of beliefs that questions spirituality and science, facts and faith, reality and fantasy.
The play has three main characters: Dr Martha Livingston played by Denise Lahood is the court psychiatrist; Jules Hales is the Mother Superior of the convent; and Agnes, the novitiate nun is played by Holly Waldrom.
There are no other characters on stage and all three roles are considered demanding for the actors playing them.