Joan Albarella

Guardians of Gardenville Joan Albarella

This one-act play is suitable for audiences from Middle School to Adults. Framed around the request for a high-school research paper, three students introduce the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Each Saint then gives a brief personal history. The Saints are: Denis, Barbara, Catherine, Christopher, Erasmus, Giles, Pantaleon, Cyriacus, Vitus, Achatius, Eustace, George, Blasé, and Margaret. The story of each Saint attempts to historically and symbolically teach that all the obstacles we encounter like, illness, family discord, and injustice, can be overcome with faith and trust in God.