<P> In 1940s Mexico an ex-minister , the Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon , has been locked out of his church after characterizing the Western image of God as a `` senile delinquent '' , during one of his sermons . Shannon is not de-frocked , but he is institutionalized for a `` nervous breakdown '' . Some time after his release , the Rev. Shannon obtains employment as a tour guide for a second - rate travel agency . Shortly before the opening of the play , Shannon is accused of having committed statutory rape of a sixteen - year - old girl , Charlotte Goodall , who is accompanying his current group of tourists . </P>
<P> In 1940s Mexico an ex-minister , the Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon , has been locked out of his church after characterizing the Western image of God as a `` senile delinquent '' , during one of his sermons . Shannon is not de-frocked , but he is institutionalized for a `` nervous breakdown '' . Some time after his release , the Rev. Shannon obtains employment as a tour guide for a second - rate travel agency . Shortly before the opening of the play , Shannon is accused of having committed statutory rape of a sixteen - year - old girl , Charlotte Goodall , who is accompanying his current group of tourists . </P>
where does night of the iguana take place
where does night of the iguana take place
1940s Mexico
1940s Mexico