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 …