ISBN #1-933159-45-6
#2005-0041

Cast

CONFESSOR: Irish Catholic priest, 30s, novice

PENITENT: Irish male sheep farmer, late-60s, simple. The Penitent may be played by an actress if minor adjustments are made to the pronouns in the script. Irish accents are ideal, but not necessary. Also, on page 12, the Penitent refers to his twin as "Thomas Patrick." If the actor playing the role is well known to the audience, it adds to the humor to insert the actual first and middle name of the actor here.

Plot Summary

A young Irish priest hears his first confession from an old Irish farmer lost on his way to the post office. But who ends up confessing to whom? And who really needs the forgiving?

The Setting

A church confessional. Two chairs separated by a curtain. A stained-glass image shines brightly on the upstage wall. Note: On Page 13, the Penitent refers to "Americans" and "Bostonians." The director has permission to localize these two lines for a more comedic effect (e.g., if being performed in New York, the lines can be "New Yorkers" and "Brooklyn Irish, to be exact" etc.). “Boston” also appears on Page 15.

Author Biography

Kelly Younger is an award-winning playwright whose work includes Epiphany Cake, Off Compass, Return of the Soldier, I Think You Think I Love You, Lady Gregory's Ingredients, Forgive Me Father, Wyoming, The Can Can, most monday mornings, Pull for Exit, and Mametus Rex. His plays have received productions and readings in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, throughout the Midwest and South, as well as in Canada, Ireland, and the UK. He is a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA Playwrights Unit, the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights, and The Dramatists Guild of America. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Younger studied literature and drama before moving to Chicago where he earned an MA in Classics at Loyola University. He then moved to Dublin where he attended the National University of Ireland - University College Dublin earning a PhD in Drama Studies. He is an English professor at Loyola Marymount University where he teaches workshops in Playwriting and courses in Dramatic Literature. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Stephanie and son Aidan Beckett. For more information, visit www.KellyYounger.net.  

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