SFGATE, Runboyrun, Magic TheatreRunboyrun, "led by a prayer-mad Mother (Nancy Moricette), her battle-ravaged son Ben Gun (his eyes and foot bandaged), and a closely entwined younger sister and brother. All are living in a Nigerian compound at the time of the contentious Biafran secession." | The Washington Post , The Convert…Mind you, this well-made play takes its time constructing its portrait of an indigenous social order of late 19th century southern Africa…. its effectively detailed conjuring of the lives of a half-dozen African characters — capped by the vivid central performance of Nancy Moricette as the Roman Catholic neophyte of the title -Peter Marks | MD Theatre Guide, The ConvertNancy Moricette does a fabulous job portraying the young village girl searching for freedom in a land ravaged by conquest. She takes us step by step from frightened runaway to young convert to religious zealot to young woman without a people. We not only understand her devotion to this new religion but experience the tension she endures as her family begs her not to abandon her ancestors.-Robert Michael Oliver |
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Philadelphia City Paper, The ConvertThe seven actors give marvelously rich, committed performances. There’s not a weak link among them, but special honors go to Starla Benford as Mai Tamba, Jekesai’s aunt and Chilford’s housekeeper, and to Nancy Moricette as a heartbreakingly real Jekesai.
- David Anthony Fox | Variety, Black Diamond...there’s the ring of something deeply true here, and with Arenas, Douglas and the rest of this 11-person cast, the whole show, co-directed by Brooks and Lookingglass a.d. David Catlin, possesses unstoppable vitality.
-Steven Oxman |
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