My overall impression
The performances in this piece are the epitome of brave, vulnerable, and raw. The actors committed 110% to this dark, haunting journey. It touches on so many terrifying parts of human nature. Watching this play made me think of this quote:
“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
So much wrong is happening all around and yet the characters never really stand up against it. They make multiple attempts, but eventually fall silent to the horror that permeates the home they are all occupying. The audience is left feeling horrified and wondering how all of this can be happening while others are aware of it. It brings to mind horrible moments in our history…slavery, the Holocaust, even the recent kidnappings of the Nigerian schoolgirls…and how in retrospect you think “How could anyone have let this happen?” but as it was happening in the moment, it was just a series of circumstances that were being condoned by silent witnesses.
And yet, Sabina Ptasznik’s razor sharp direction manages to highlight the humanity in each character despite their dark actions. The stellar performances by Karina Wolfe, Robert Homer Mollohan, Jeremy Mascia, Belinda Gosbee, and Emily Yetter illuminate the truth behind the darkest and brightest moments of our own human nature. If you are looking for a night of bold, unapologetic theatre that will make you think – GO SEE THIS SHOW!
