What does holiness look like in the world today?
Saturday | August 15, 2026
6:00 PM | Free Admission
Whitley Event Center at
Oblate School of Theology
285 Oblate Dr. | San Antonio, TX | 78216
Nearly 100 plays. Six stories selected.
One unforgettable evening.
About
The Event
A Theatrical Pilgrimage
After receiving nearly 100 original scripts from playwrights across the national and international stage, The Great Commission Theatre selected seven short plays exploring mercy, courage, struggle, forgiveness, and hope.
Sometimes humorous. Sometimes challenging. Always human.
Come encounter grace in unexpected places.
What Is a Staged Reading?
Storytelling at its most essential.
Actors bring scripts to life through vocal performance—inviting you to listen, imagine, and encounter each story as it unfolds. The words lead. The actors illuminate. You complete the picture.
Why Saints for Today?
Holiness is not distant. It is lived.
Saints for Today began with one question:
How do the lives of the saints help us live our holiness today?
Through stories of mercy, courage, forgiveness, struggle, and hope, we invite audiences to encounter grace in the ordinary—and consider where we may be called to live differently today.
The Official Selections
Job Offer
by David K. Farkas
Who is my neighbor?
The Brief Fall of Saint Joan
by Monica Cross
What is courage worth?
And Me, Your Unworthy Servant
by Cricket Daniel
Can mercy rewrite my story?
The Waiting Room
by Samantha Foster
Can forgiveness heal?
Sanctuary
by Kirk Johnson
Where do I belong?
The Other World Is This One
by Garrett M. Brown
What is hope?
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Discover the Story Behind Saints for Today
Before you experience the performance, listen to Leaving Nothing Undared as Antonio Frietze sits down with Veronica Montalvo to explore the inspiration, vision, and mission behind Saints for Today, and discover how storytelling can become a powerful invitation to faith, reflection, and meaningful conversation.
Inspired by St. Genesius
Presented during the month of the Feast of St. Genesius, patron saint of actors, playwrights, and artists, Saints for Today celebrates the call of artists to reveal truth, beauty, and the presence of God through storytelling.