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Mercy Unrelenting
Open Window Theatre
5300 S. Robert Trail Inver Grove Heights
Based on a remarkable true story, this play takes us to Italy during the first half of the twentieth century and recounts the events surrounding the tragic murder of a young teenage girl, Maria Goretti, who forgave her assailant on her deathbed, and the later reformation of her murderer, Alessandro, after he received a vision of Maria in his prison cell. Years later, as an old man living in a Franciscan monastery, Alessandro is confronted with his painful history once again and the challenges of trying to bring good from the evils of his past.
Thru - Oct 13, 2013
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7:45pm |
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7:45pm |
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7:45pm |
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2:00pm |
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Price: $12-$20
Box Office: 651-955-9123
www.openwindowtheatre.org
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Mercy Unrelenting Reviews
| Twin Cities Daily Planet - Somewhat Recommended
"...Ultimately, I realize something like this rests on grace. It's nothing Serenelli does that redeems him—if, in fact, in his own or anyone else's eyes he ever is redeemed. It's not our own good works that get us into heaven, it's someone else's sacrifice. Being good to other people, setting an example by the way we live our lives, is key to the spread of belief to others, but it's not what punches our ticket to the Pearly Gates. We are forgiven our failings not because of who we are but in spite of who we are. We extend grace to others because it has been extended to us. Yes, that's a hard thing to dramatize—but I get the sense that this is the kind of thing that Mercy Unrelenting is aiming for. I think Mercy Unrelenting needs to trust that the audience already knows the human story, and spend more time digging into the guts of the spiritual story instead. It's a bigger challenge, but the payoff will also be bigger."
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How Was The Show - Recommended
"...Jeremy Stanbary’s bravura portrait of Serenelli is the greatest pleasure to be had in his relentless (Stanbary is also the author) Mercy Unrelenting (Open Window Theatre, through Oct 13). Stanbary prowls the small arena stage with simian presence and power. He is like a runaway freight train: disturbing and scary, but you can’t tear your eyes away from him."
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