Minneapolis playwright to 'Trust' St. Cloud with play

By Alyssa Zaczek
St. Cloud Times
June 22, 2016

http://www.sctimes.com/story/entertainment/2016/06/22/minneapolis-playwright-trust-st-cloud-play/86240800/

The Black Box Theatre & Gallery is in downtown St. Cloud.

Minneapolis playwright and actor John Woehrle will bring his play "Trust" to The Black Box Theatre & Gallery this August.

The play is centered on Michael, a young man who returns to his fictional alma mater in Minnesota to find that Father Daniels, the priest who abused him in his youth, is now the president of the institution.

Michael Novak, partner at Donohue Novak at Law in St. Cloud, plays a bishop in the production, and feels that the play offers a timely, tactful look at a sensitive subject.

"The play was written, in a sense, to be an intervention," Novak said. "It is a riveting tale of survivorship."

Novak went on to explain that the clergy abuse survivor's group SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) had a role in the development of the project.

"At this moment it is an important story to be told," Novak said. "And in this city, I think it's vital."

"Trust" is a two-act play running approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, with one 10-minute intermission.

Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4-6 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 7 at The Black Box Theatre & Gallery.

Performances will also take place at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17-20, at 2 p.m. Aug. 21, at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24-27 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Lab Theatre in Minneapolis.

Tickets are available through the respective theaters.