MASS APPEAL at Shawnee Playhouse

Shawnee Playhouse rings in the New Year this January, presenting MASS APPEAL, a contemporary drama by Bill C. Davis, produced by Moonstone Theater.

MASS APPEAL is a fascinating, provocative show filled with humor, depth, and contemporary relevance.

Two priests clash in the generation gap. Through laughter and tears each teaches the other the true meaning of faith. This is the sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant story of Father Timothy Farley, whose secure and well-ordered life is turned upside down when Mark Dolson, a young and rebellious seminarian, comes under his tutelage. The elder priest is forced to defend the traditional teachings of the church against the seminarian's more modern view of sermons, consolations, women’s rights, converts, alcoholism, and sexuality in the priesthood. This two-character play in many ways is more timely and more vital today than when it was written in the early 1980s.

MASS APPEAL has been performed to critical acclaim for more than twenty years:

"The result is a work that happily defies our pat expectations. MASS APPEAL, it turns out, is not preoccupied with generational or theological conflict; nor is it exclusively about the Roman Catholic Church. By letting his characters grow and change, Mr. Davis has written a play that lives up to the promise of its title - a tender comedy about the meaning and power of both secular and religious love." (from Frank Rich's NY Times review)

Performance dates will be January 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, and 28, 2007. Evening performances will be Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm, afternoon matinees will be Sunday at 2:00 pm. Tickets for MASS APPEAL are $15.00. Discounts are available for seniors, students, and groups.

For reservations, tickets, or more information please contact the Shawnee Playhouse Box Office at (570) 421-5093. Schedule is subject to change - please call to confirm showtimes.