The Cast
(in order of speaking)
Sebastiano Franco
Sister Sophia
Bruder Hans
Antonio
Francesca
Mario Marchesi
Pietro Vermelli
Giuseppe
Synopsis
Scene The First
in which Father Sebastiano Franco is bemoaning the non-ringing of the church bells on Christmas Eve and is visited by a panic-stricken nun and a strange monk from Germany.
Scene The Second
in which a girl and her brother stumble upon a man dying in the cold.
Scene The Third
in which a rich man and a poor man commit insufficient acts of love.
Scene The Fourth
in which a little boy with a noble and loving heart removes a curse.
About The Play
It takes place in 1520 in a small village in Alpine Italy at a time of intolerance when persons accused of witchcraft or heresy were often burned at the stake. This occurred in both the Roman Catholic and Protestant …