Passion Play by Sarah Ruhl
Evidence Room and Odyssey Theatre
Full Company photo: Enci
Christian Leffler and Dorie Barton photo: Enci
Christian Leffler, Shannon Holt,and Dorie Barton photo: Enci
Full Company photo: Enci
Los Angeles premiere at the Odyssey Theatre, January 2014
"Indeed, Ruhl began writing the play nearly 20 years ago as a graduate student, the text only assuming its present, still proudly unwieldy form in 2005, and this long-awaited Los Angeles premiere under the steady hand of director Bart DeLorenzo offers a welcome introduction to this cauldron boiling over with intriguing ideas and sure theatrical instincts. DeLorenzo boasts a specific skill for mounting lucid productions of very big plays in very small spaces – witness his superb Pentecost, The Berlin Circle and Hard Times at the former Evidence Room home – with the knack of nimbly shepherding complex themes into comprehensible action." -- Myron Meisel, The Hollywood Reporter