abstract:The Testament of Mary is a play written by Colm Tóibín, based on his 2012 novella of the same name and 2011 play Testament. The play is a solo performance depicting "the mother of Jesus [who] tells her story of her son’s Crucifixion" and questions his death and divinity.
Assuming that you don't have a horse in this particular race, how does "The TestamentofMary" come across when considered not as an antireligious statement but as a piece of pure drama?
"The TestamentofMary" and "The Death of Walt Disney" feature central characters obsessively honing and asserting the stories of their lives to an audience that enters the theater with widely held preconceived notions.