Hulda Pratt
I came into this show with high hopes and in my humble opinion they delivered! It did take me a couple of scenes to "catch up" to the story but as soon as I did the dread began that there would be a devastating ending. And it was delivered. The whole show explores how we fear our own death and what lengths we would go to to spare ourselves the horror and sadness of watching someone die. It is played in a series of flashbacks and forwards and the transitions really help you with the feeling of grief that permeated the whole play. The actors did an amazing job, their chemistry is undeniable and as their story progressed I found myself forgetting they weren't a real couple. One of my favourite shows this season. I would 100% go to see it again if it rolled through town
While this show had a lot of promise in the end I feel like it failed to live up to its potential. First and foremost. It was marketed as a 60 minute show and came in at around 30 minutes. Which could have been forgiven if it has been amazing. I feel like the show pulled back on a lot of the religion instead of digging in which I think is where the big miss came in for me. When you start if with a premise that one of the characters receives vision from God I feel like you should lean in to that idea. Dig deep for the jokes. Don't be afraid to make fun of religion as a whole. Now, I will give it this, when it wanted to be funny, it was! And the chemistry of the actors was undeniable. I truly hope that these creators go back to the drawing board, punch it up a bit and being it back around. I would love to see it evolve into something great.