In the aftermath of Joan of Arc’s execution, her family and the women around them live with what the public legend leaves out: grief, rage, faith, shame, silence, and the terrible work of remembering. Years later, Joan’s mother Isabelle carries that private loss into a public fight to clear her daughter’s name.

Published in When Churchyards Yawn and Other Plays — Second Edition, Upstage Left Press, 2026

Low to moderate technical difficulty. The world may be spare, ritualistic, domestic, or starkly historical. Tables, benches, cloth, water, bread, firelight, prayer objects, and simple household tools can carry the visual language. Music, chant, bells, silence, and prayer may shape transitions and atmosphere.

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