My overall impression
When I opened my press packet and saw a headshot of Jesus, I knew I was in for comically blasphemous night. As the title suggests, this series of sketches explores the faith behind Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Now that’s a huge topic, which is why some of the sketches work better than others.
The evening is framed as a 1975 Human Improvement Conference, with an opening by Dr. Doug Delante (Brennan Kelleher) welcoming us to the conference and the future of science. Then immediately after is a stunning retelling of Abraham and Isaac with silent puppets and live musical underscoring. There’s also a dancing Jesus, a Muhammad chase scene, and a Moses magic show. Sketches are also interspersed with a Scientology assessment (which feels like it should be it’s own separate show).
This is clearly an ambitious group with bold ideas and innovative ways of creating theatre. Clearly, this is not a show for the religious – which gives them permission to go straight to the offensive however that also means they are also most likely to be preaching to the choir. Although not all the sketches land and the core theme goes a bit haywire this is definitely a show worth experiencing and most definitely a company to follow.
