Transcendent Storytelling at Next Act

It’s strange to imagine a play in which none of the characters talk to each other, but only to themselves, or perhaps directly to us—that anonymous collection of humanity we call The Audience. Brian Friel’s mesmerizing Faith Healer mines the tradition of Irish storytelling to seemingly do the impossible--create a piece of drama with rich characters, strong narrative and devastating conflict that is composed entirely of four monologues.
Next Act Theater’s production, directed by Edward Morgan, captures the myriad richness of Friel’s script: its lilting, glorious language, its resuscitative humor, and its slow, devastating journey into the dark realities of the human soul. And its music.

Read the complete review at Milwaukee Magazine's Culture Club.