Brother's Keeper at The Ireland Institute

From across the pond, critically acclaimed Woodstock Fringe makes its IDGTF debut with a new play, Brothers Keeper. This play is a response to the staggering scale of sexual abuse of children by members of the clergy. This is a play about courageous survival. The play tracks the journey of the central character, William, from ten years old to middle age. Unable to hide his uniqueness, William, like many LGBTQ+ youths, suffers brutal abuse in school just because he is different. The toxic effect of bullying is a key theme in this work. Brother James, his priest, takes a "special" interest in William. What damage is done when a priest sexually abuses boys? How do predators justify what they have done? Why do some victims survive and others perish? Brother's Keeper is a play about courage, a story about loyalty, brotherhood and finding the will to survive.