When sixteen-year-old Divine joins a new church, she meets Bien-Aime, Grace, and Sarah, who are eager to ditch the Bibles and baptize Divine into the real world of boys, booze and blasphemy. In a church where gossip flows faster than prayers, secrets, lies and shifting alliances threaten the genuine sisterhood and friendship that each of these girls desperately needs. Vierge follows these four Congolese-Canadian girls as they navigate the tangled mess of faith, sexuality, and the pressures of being teenagers growing up in a traditional community.
About the Author
Rachel Mutombo is an award-winning actor and playwright based in Montreal. A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada’s acting program, she has performed in acclaimed productions such as the world premiere of Selfie (Young People’s Theatre) and the Canadian premiere of School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play (Obsidian Theatre/Nightwood Theatre). As a playwright, Rachel’s work has been recognized with multiple awards. Vierge won first prize in Infinitheatre’s Write-On-Q playwriting competition in 2020 and was shortlisted for the 2024 Quebec Writers’ Federation Prize for Playwriting. Her theatre for young audiences play, Homeroom, won the Playwrights Guild of Canada’s Tom Hendry Award in 2021. She is also the most recent recipient of the Jon Kaplan Legacy Fund’s Young Canadian Playwriting Award. Rachel’s next play, Wake, was awarded the inaugural IBPOC commission from Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon and is currently in development with an impending premiere. A mentor for Black Theatre Workshop’s mentorship program and the Paprika festival, Rachel remains dedicated to supporting emerging voices in the theatre community whenever possible.
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