(September 15, 2009) Passages from the Old and New Testament, lives of saints from
long ago or from our times, and a variety of other themes will be the focus of a 25-piece
festival called "The Theatre of the Sacred." Vatican Radio reported Monday 14th
of September, on the festival, which will be held in Lucca, in northern Italy, from
September 21 to 27. The Federation of Theatrics Groups and Activities, as well as
the Archdiocese of Lucca and other foundations, are sponsoring the event. "Sacred
themes bring a lot of interest," said Fabrizio Fiaschini, one of the festival promoters.
"All of these are pieces that have worked with and gone deeper into the theme of the
sacred with great professionalism and passion. "It is interesting to see the variety
of these approaches to the sacred, which have taken up this theme united to Catholic
tradition." Abraham and the women of the Gospels are among the sacred subjects to
be highlighted in the theatrics presentations. Others include the 19th century Sudanese
saint Josefina Bakita; the World War II-era thinker and contemplative Edith Stein;
the mystery of the Eucharist; and the passage to eternal life.