Description
Four female panelists face off in a wild, whip-smart televised debate about the intersection of religion and misogyny. On one side, there's Maryam, a progressive Muslim lawyer, and Yehudit, an Orthodox Jewish spiritual leader. The other has Liz, a lesbian antitheist pundit, and Margaret, an excommunicated nun. The debaters wrestle with themselves and with each other: Can you be a feminist and believe in religion? What can or can't be forgiven? Why do we have faith to begin with? Between the arguments, each of the debaters return to a seminal and secret moment in their past that represents a crisis of faith, leading the debate to become more and more personally charged, until it climaxes in an epic battle, culminating in a possible leap of faith.
About the Author
Diane Flacks is a writer/actor. Her plays include Bear With Me, Random Acts, Myth Me, Waiting Room, By a Thread, Gravity Calling, and Theory of Relatives. Diane also writes extensively for TV (among others: Workin' Moms, Baroness Von Sketch Show, and Kids in the Hall). She has been the national parenting columnist for CBC Radio, and a contributor to DNTO and Tapestry. She was a feature columnist for the Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail. Her four solo shows have toured nationally and internationally. In 2019 she will be playing Nathan in Nathan the Wise at the Stratford Festival.