Lilia!

From the Longyear Museum website:

Lilia! A one woman show by Libby Skala

"Lilia Skala, Austria’s first female architect and a European stage star, fled Nazism in 1939 and worked her way out of a New York zipper factory to an acting career culminating in an Oscar nomination for her performance in Lilies of the Field. In the 1920s, Lilia was introduced to Christian Science in Vienna. Possessing a high opinion of her own intellect, she took it upon herself to “single-handedly blow wide open this American swindle – a religion founded by a woman!” After vigorously studying the textbook without finding holes in Mary Baker Eddy’s teachings, she became a devoted student of Christian Science. Libby Skala captures her grandmother’s indomitable spirit in a heart-warming one-woman show that explores the influence a grandmother can have on a young woman’s life.

Playwright/actress Libby Skala has performed Lilia! to sold-out houses across North America, in London, at the Edinburgh Festival, and in Berlin and Dresden, Germany.