Mary Magdalene moves from tormented outsider to chosen teacher in this 45-minute theatrical piece of good news blues.
Unlike pop culture portrayals of a repentant prostitute – the image a 6th century pope assigned her –this script and song present a woman discovering her voice and calling – a woman who became ‘apostle to the apostles’.
Mary Sprunger-Froese, First Strike Theatre director and artist-in-residence with RAWtools, is joined by blues musicians Nathan Gillis, Bryan Miller and Vern Rempel.
A joint effort of over 30 Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Congregations in Colorado, New Mexico and West Texas. All proceeds go directly to Mennonite Central Committee.
