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New Joan of Arc play at Delaware Theatre focuses on the woman herself, not men around her

Betsy Price
The News Journal
Clare O'Malley, left, plays Joan of Arc in "St. Joan" at Delaware Theatre Company with Sean Michael Bradley, center, and Charlie DelMarcelle.
Clare O'Malley, left, plays Joan of Arc in "St. Joan" at Delaware Theatre Company with Sean Michael Bradley, center, and Charlie DelMarcelle.
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Clare O'Malley plays St. Joan at Delaware Theatre Company.
Clare O'Malley plays St. Joan at Delaware Theatre Company.
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Mary Tuomanen as St. Margaret, left, and Tai Verley as Saint Catherine, right, play the saints who daily spoke to Clare O'Malley's Joan of Arc in Delaware Theatre Company's new adaptation of "St. Joan."
Mary Tuomanen as St. Margaret, left, and Tai Verley as Saint Catherine, right, play the saints who daily spoke to Clare O'Malley's Joan of Arc in Delaware Theatre Company's new adaptation of "St. Joan."
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Clare O'Malley plays Joan of Arc in a new adaptation of "St. Joan" at Delaware Theatre Company.
Clare O'Malley plays Joan of Arc in a new adaptation of "St. Joan" at Delaware Theatre Company.
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Clare O'Malley plays Joan of Arc in a new adaptation of "St. Joan" at Delaware Theatre Company that puts more emphasis on Joan's story rather than how men around her were affected.
Clare O'Malley plays Joan of Arc in a new adaptation of "St. Joan" at Delaware Theatre Company that puts more emphasis on Joan's story rather than how men around her were affected.
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Mary Martello as Lady Warwick and Michael Doherty appear in "St. Joan" at Delaware Theatre Company.
Mary Martello as Lady Warwick and Michael Doherty appear in "St. Joan" at Delaware Theatre Company.
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Appearing in "St. Joan" at Delaware Theatre Company are, from left, Mary Martello as Lady Warwick, Michael Doherty and Charlie DelMarcelle.
Appearing in "St. Joan" at Delaware Theatre Company are, from left, Mary Martello as Lady Warwick, Michael Doherty and Charlie DelMarcelle.
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Charlie Del Marcelle, left, watches as Joan of Arc, center, played by Clare O'Malley, fights Sean Michael Bradley in "St. Joan" at Delaware Theatre Company.
Charlie Del Marcelle, left, watches as Joan of Arc, center, played by Clare O'Malley, fights Sean Michael Bradley in "St. Joan" at Delaware Theatre Company.
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Mary Tuomanen as St. Margaret, left, and Tai Verley as St. Catherine, right, play the saints who daily spoke to Clare O'Malley's Joan of Arc in the Delaware Theatre Company's new adaptation of "St. Joan."
Mary Tuomanen as St. Margaret, left, and Tai Verley as St. Catherine, right, play the saints who daily spoke to Clare O'Malley's Joan of Arc in the Delaware Theatre Company's new adaptation of "St. Joan."
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Clare O'Malley, center, stars at "St. Joan" at Delaware Theatre Company with, from left, Sean Michael Bradley, Dan Kern, Charlie DelMarcelle and Michael Doherty.
Clare O'Malley, center, stars at "St. Joan" at Delaware Theatre Company with, from left, Sean Michael Bradley, Dan Kern, Charlie DelMarcelle and Michael Doherty.
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