bridegroom

For 100 intermission-less minutes on a split-level rotating set, the two worlds play out, separately at first but gradually intertwining as we learn the tragic connections between the bridegroom’s family and the long-ago events at an international school.

The couple’s whirlwind courtship and subsequent wedding among a hastily assembled international group of Marcus’ friends is prelude to the bridegroom’s announcement that he’s dying and needs her help with a “new project.”

Quotable: “Benedict, faithful friend of the Bridegroom,” Francis said in his homily, referring to Jesus’ role as husband to the church, “may your joy be complete as you hear his voice, now and forever!”

“Benedict, faithful friend of the Bridegroom,” Francis said in his homily, referring to Jesus’ role as husband to the church, “may your joy be complete as you hear his voice, now and forever!”

"Benedict, faithful friend of the Bridegroom," he said referring to Jesus, "may your joy be complete as you hear his voice, now and forever."