Amen

What I liked

I like that religion is not the focus of the play but a catalyst for expansive thinking on a wide range of ideas, issues, and beliefs. There is nothing like an ensemble of young actors onstage doing new work. They were magnificent together, unique because the entire cast reflected the real world. This is an excellent, non-forced representation of what diversity can look like onstage. I was mesmerized by the writing on huge topics and in awe of the direction, costume, and set design. It is a truly original piece.

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What I didn't like

N/A

My overall impression

Marisa Ray’s Amen is a wonderful one-act play. It is a play that is fearless in asking big questions and doesn’t feel the need to answer them for the audience. It requires us to ponder, to sit with our beliefs… and what we think we know and how we know it. The ensemble is lovely, and each actor onstage is a fully realized character. I loved the shadow work embodied by the actors and the use of talking to God. And God, themselves, talking throughout the play was clever and familiar, for we all have had our own experiences with God.