The Jeweler's Shop
January 2007 : Loading Dock Theater, Saint Paul, MN
Playwright: Pope John Paul II
Translated by: Boleslaw Taborski
Adapted by: Ted Davis
Original Songs by: Paul Cassenova
This poetic drama explored the aspects of human existence expressed through love and marriage.
Three couples learn along the journey of life that we are all looking for the same thing – Love. Will they find it? One couple is torn apart by death of the husband, but their love lives on in their child. Another couple is tempted by infidelities. A third couple, about to unite, is made up of the children of the first two marriages. Will their union stand a chance? What does it mean to love?
In addition to being a translated play on its own, the Commedia Beauregard production featured poems by Pope John Paul II translated into movement and American Sign Language by David Lind of Zealots & Mystics.
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The Cast & Crew
| Adam | Clarence Wethern |
| Teresa | Suzin Hoagland |
| Andrew | Christopher Kehoe |
| Anna | Katherine Kupiecki |
| Stephen | Brian Hesser |
| Christopher | Alan Stage |
| Monica | Jamie Dix |
| Guitarist/Voice | Abby DeSanto |
Assistant Director: Erin Haynes
Stage Manager: Phyllis (Mel) Thorne
Lighting Designer: Forest Godfrey
Electricians: Ariel Pinkerton, Brian Hesser, Sasha Walloch
Sound Designer: Forest Godfrey
Costume Designer: Sasha Walloch
Graphic Designer: Ronald Kidder
Set Construction: Christopher Kehoe, Brian Hesser, Clarence Wethern, Forest Godfrey
Music Director: Erin Haynes
ASL/Theatre-For-The-Deaf Choreographer: David Lind
Production Assistant: Gwendolyn Kidder
Sales: Erin Belling
Reviews & Other Press
CityPages -- In The Vatican City, It Was Bigger Than Cats
St. Paul Pioneer Press -- Actor Tackles Two Catholic Related Roles with, well, Religious Fervor