MYSTERIUM
A Drama in Two Acts
Mysterium is a powerful dramatic retelling of the historical events surrounding the trial and public burning of Thomas Cranmer, the first Protestant Archbishop of the Anglican Church. The action of the play is set in England in 1553 A.D. as Mary ascends to the English throne after the untimely death of King Edward, placing the Archbishop in direct conflict with the new Catholic queen.
Arrested and tried first for treason and then for heresy, Thomas Cranmer endures the machinations of an English monarch and her politicized Papal Legate who conspire to make an example out of the de facto leader of the English Reformation.
Buffeted by the brutality of the queen’s inquisitors and torn by his own self-doubts, Cranmer eventually discovers the truth of his own calling and stands boldly in his final hours to give testimony to the goodness of God and the glory of Christ in his Church.
Available in print and Kindle editions · Paperback · 2022
Scot Lahaie is a playwright living in the Midwest. His full-length plays include the award-winning Dogfall, Gloria Dei, Purging Mary, Luminarium, Mysterium, Miraculum, Purgatorium, LEAR ReLoaded, The Cattle Baron’s Ball, Big Brother 2024, Mary, Mother of God, and Gadfly.