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Eye of God
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Oct 7, 2009
Closed Oct 17, 2009

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

In Kingfisher, Oklahoma, an innocent young woman meets a strong man of faith. A young boy witnesses a brutal murder. Where is the line between moral and radical? A love story between the lonely, the troubled, the forgotten and the radical believer who can save them.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Kirk Theatre
410 W 42nd St
New York, NY 10036


WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

Tim Blake Nelson's Eye of God, now getting its New York premiere at the Kirk Theatre from Theatre East, is a slightly flawed but moving tale of faith in a fading Oklahoma town and the silence that descends when faith disappears. However, Lisa Devine's production of the work (which is better known from the 1997 film of the same name) is serviceable yet superficial.

Nelson has stated that he borrowed from Thornton Wilder's Our Town in structuring this play, particularly in his call for a barebones set design and in his creation of a homespun narrator to step in and nudge the plot along. Robin Vest provides the minimal set with reasonable efficiency (although there are a couple of brief sightl[...]


Reviewed by Andy Buck on Oct 8, 2009

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