A Tricky Show to Make
This anticipated production by Jessica Dickey was difficult to tell if it was going to work out or not. The topic is one that has been done, but always carries risk. It revolves around the school shooting in an Amish community several years ago. The community’s response was to completely forgive the perpetrator who had killed several children and himself. Dickey, however, makes these religious people to be almost deities themselves, as opposed to treating them as people. This would have been the most interesting part about it, had the performer made it happen. The most interesting thing about the incident is that the victims’ families had to deal with their own feelings, while they remained connected to their ideals. The production is beautiful and well-made, but that one part is missing, unfortunately.
