Our Holy Place

Bell Cultural Events Center

No flash photography, video,
or audio recording is allowed.
Please respect our performers
as well as fellow audience members
by turning off your cell phones
during the performance.

This play is given in partial
fulfillment of the requirements
for the Bachelor of Arts Degree
in Theatre with emphasis in
Musical Theatre.
Kayli Gurley is a student
of Professor Heather Tinker.

A Note from the Director:

Our Holy Place was written to
put on display the mental attacks
that women face on a regular
basis from our Enemy.
I have been so fortunate to
work with a lovely group of
people who share this goal
of mine! Our hope as a cast
and crew is that the audience
will relate in some way with
the characters that they see
on stage, and that they will
leave feeling encouraged.
I have had so much fun
working on the first ever
performance of this show,
and I’m so grateful to be
able to share it with you.

Scene Settings:

Prologue:
An Abbey in Romania
Scene 1:
An Abbey in England
(The Chapel)
Scene 2:
Anna’s Bedroom
Scene 3:
Mother Superior’s Office,
8 hours later
Scene 4:
A Corridor
Scene 5:
The Chapel
Scene 6:
Anna’s Bedroom
Scene 7:
A Corridor
Scene 8:
The Chapel,
the next morning
Scene 9:
Anna’s Bedroom
Scene 10:
The Infirmary
Scene 11:
Anna’s Bedroom
Scene 12:
A Corridor
Epilogue:
The Infirmary,
one week later

CAST:

Anna:
RebeccaSue Wiles

Mercy:
Savannah Paxton

The Figure:
William Gurley

Clarissa:
Jordan Miller

Martha:
Abi Hands

Mother Superior:
Ashley Parker

Rebecca:
Brinna Ream

First Nun:
Mya Meinke

Congregation:
Chloe Ashley,
Sarah Marvin,
Hadley Speicher,
Mya Meinke

PRODUCTION STAFF:

Director:
Kayli Gurley
Stage Manager/
Lighting Designer
and Technician:
Ellie Parks

Props Mistress/
Sound Technician:
Abbey Prichard

Sound Design/
Original Music/
Fight Captain:
William Gurley

Music Captain:
Brinna Ream

Directing Consultant:
Grady Eichman

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Special Thanks:

Dr. Luke Johnson and the
Department of Arts and Humanities

Bell Center Staff

Heather Tinker

William Gurley

Geoffrey & Noelle Slayden

Carla Slayden

Dr. Daniel Schwabauer

Dr. Christopher Smith

Faith Wiles

Libby Bradley and
Olathe East High School
Theatre Department

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UPCOMING PERFORMING
ARTS EVENTS

MNU Choirs and Chamber
Orchestra Concert:
I Give You Praise
March 9, 2025 at 3:30pm

MNU Theatre Fundraiser:
Filtered Mic Night
March 29, 2025 at 6:00pm
Smith Building Room 200

MNU Theatre:
Little Women:
The Musical
April 3-5, 2025 at 7:30pm

MNU Jazz Ensemble:
Jazz-a-Que
April 12, 2025 at 6:00pm

MNU Band, Choirs
and Chamber
Orchestra Concert:
Let Everything
That Has Breath
April 27, 2025 at 3:30pm

MNU Theatre,
Film & Choir:
SPARK Camp
June 2-6, 2025
https://www.mnu.edu/spark-mnu-arts-camp/

MNU Theatre
Summer Shakespeare:
The Merry Wives
of Windsor
June 19-21, 2025 at 8:00pm

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