University of Massachusetts Amherst

The Second Coming of Joan of Arc

The Second Coming of Joan of Arc gives survivors of sexual violence permission to own and express their rage.

To lesbians and transgender women struggling against the constrictions imposed by sex role oppressions, the play gives powerful validation.

Carolyn Gage has electrified audiences all over the country in her passionate portrayal of Joan as a teenage lesbian runaway, a portrayal based on the actual trial transcripts.