Mariology

Boston Court Performing Arts Center
70 N. Mentor Ave. Pasadena

In a mythical fifth-grade classroom, indoctrination explodes into fantasy and rebellion in Nancy Keystone and Critical Mass Performance Group's form-busting and exuberantly theatrical West Coast Premiere. Mariology explores the Virgin Mary both as a source of faith and a weapon of control, illuminating Mary's roles in systems of gender, power, and personal agency.

Thru - Dec 7, 2025

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Stage Raw - Highly Recommended

"...This is all a massive sweep of ideas, erupting from the single question of how the Virgin Mary could have birthed a child. It rolls out implications and innuendos and then asks us, the audience, to do the heavy lifting of stacking them into something coherent. This is possible. The elements are there, but the piece is as much a provocation as it is a vision."

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- Steven Leigh Morris

Larchmont Buzz - Recommended

"...This 90-minute piece is highly experimental. While I was not previously familiar with Critical Mass Performance Group, I can appreciate how the piece feels like a textbook definition of devised theatre. The exploration of the piece balances religious dogma, particularly the curse that G-d placed on the female sex, with other “truths.” For example, a woman’s job is to make men feel manly. Additionally, the children all know that the Virgin Mary remained free of original sin and that all other women need to have their “faults” corrected. Each of the girls winds up giving a “purity pledge,” ceremoniously with their fathers."

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- Carol M. Becker

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Mariology Reviews

Stage Raw - Highly Recommended

Larchmont Buzz - Recommended

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