Even Unto Death

Repertoire 25–26 · Historical ensemble

Even Unto Death

What the public legend of Joan of Arc leaves out.

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Cast6 performers
Running timeApproximately 65 minutes
StagingLow to moderate
GenreHistorical ensemble
RightsUpstage Left Press
Synopsis

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

Staging & Technical

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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Characters

The company behind Even Unto Death

AgnesVillage woman, storyteller, herbess, gossip, friend, and devout witness.
Isabelle RoméeJoan's mother; a humble housewife who becomes a grieving public witness.
MargotYoung servant and survivor who finds her voice and becomes a keeper of memory.
Jacques d'ArcJoan's father.
Pierre d'ArcJoan's older brother; a firebrand carrying rage and guilt.
Jean d'ArcJoan's eldest brother; quieter and haunted.