Acts of Mercy: passion-play
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Opened Feb 16, 2006
Closed Mar 19, 2006
Opened Feb 16, 2006
Closed Mar 19, 2006
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Rattlestick Playwrights Theater presents the world premiere of Acts of Mercy: passion-play, by Michael John Garcés, directed by Gia Forakis. During the course of one sweltering night, two sons must reconcile themselves to their dying father hoping to gain redemption through small but life-giving, acts of mercy.
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Thanks to Mel Gibson's bloody film The Passion of the Christ, many have come to think of the medieval theatrical tradition of the passion play in terms of violence. And there's plenty of that in Michael John Garcés's Acts of Mercy: passion-play: fistfights, a son almost throwing his father off of his deathbed, and a tryst of sado-masochistic sex. In the world of this play, "passion" takes the form of rage, resentment, lust, and ultimately forgiveness.
While the father, Nestor, lies on his deathbed, most of his family searches for ways to avoid visiting him during his final hours. Jaime, the oldest son, distracts himself with sex and moneymaking. Only Eladio, the youngest son, dutifu[...]