Pope Joan


Sequence of Scenes and Musical Numbers (Chicago production)



Act One



PROLOGUE...............................The Holy Ghost and Ensemble


Scene 1: June 29, Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles;

The city of Rome

"This Church will Stand"..............................Ensemble


Scene 2: July 2, Feast of the Visitation;

Louis' bedroom in the palace at Aix-La-Chapelle

"My Priest".........................................Louis


Scene 3: August 3, Feast of the Finding of the Body of St. Stephen;

The Lateran Palace, Rome

......................Cardinals, Nicholas


Scene 4: August 6, Feast of the Transfiguration;

On the road to Rome

"The Englishman's Daughter"...................Lucretia and Ensemble

"Stand With Me"...............................Joan and Louis


Scene 5: August 10, Feast of St. Lawrence, Martyr;

A statuary hall in the Lateran Palace

"Alone Together".............................Joan and Louis


Scene 7: The same day;

The marketplace in the Forum, Rome

"Another Rome"...................................Joan

"There is but One True Church".................Nicholas


Scene 8: Later the same day;

The Throne Room, the Lateran Palace

"The Carnival in Rome"......................Citizens of Rome


Scene 9:Sepember 8, Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary;

Louis' bedroom in the Lateran
Scene 10: September 14, Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross;

A hall in the Lateran

"Man of the Moment"....................Anastasius,Louis, and Nicholas


Scene 11: September 29, Feast of St. Michael the Archangel

A corridor in the Lateran


Scene 12: October 12, Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels;

The public square of the Lateran




Act Two



Scene 1: October 24, Feast of St. Raphael,the Archangel;

The Throne Room, the Lateran

..............................Ensemble


Scene 2: November 9, Feast of the Dedication of the Church of St. John Lateran;

The Papal Throne Room


Scene 3: November 22, Feast of St. Cecilia, Virgin;

Joan's apartments

"Les Enfants"......................Martine


Scene 4: December 8, Feast of the Immaculate Conception;

Joan's apartments

"Pray With You"...................Lucius, Joan


Scene 5: December 6, Feast of St. Nicholas;

A chapel in the Lateran


Scene 7: January 18, Feast of St. Peter's Chair at Rome;

Nicholas' apartments


Scene 8: February 2, Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary;

The Lateran, then the Square in Rome

"A Thousand Years From Now"......................Joan and Ensemble

"A Hill Called the Vatican".............................Ensemble


Scene 9: March 12, Feast of St. Gregory the Great, Pope;

The Throne Room, the Lateran

"Finale"....................Holy Ghost and Ensemble



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