"Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All For You" is great. It's so simple, definitely low style. It's basically a recount of everything we have already been taught or if we haven't been taught it, we've heard it at some point. The text is very simple and Durang does a great job at showing how crazy these nuns are, and what they believe. The questions Sister Mary asks Thomas when she quizzes him on sin are terrible! "Mary has had an argument with her parents and has shot and killed the. Is that a venial sin or a mortal sin?" It's just such an extreme situation, things don't happen like this as casually as she states it. She is rewarding Thomas with cookies for the right answer, like a pet...very strange, but definitely plays in super well with the "rules" of Catholicism.
This play takes a crazy turn and not only already sounds crazy, it just get even crazier! The fact that Sister Mary finds reasons to make these murders o.k. is completely insane! I was really hoping that the students would come out winning this one. But she definitely explains it all, and makes it very clear how serious it all is.
I noticed Durang's use of multiple exclamation and question marks towards the end of the play when Sister Mary is explaining her teachings and why they must be followed. I guess it's good because it exaggerates the speech. It is also fun for the reader, it reminds us that this is not a serious text.
Definitely a very enjoyable read, I loved it.
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