What the world would have been like if God had made Adam and Steve, instead of Adam and Eve. An outrageous comedy tackling existential questions about the existence of God, need for belief, and impact of popular culture figures as religious icons.
A stage manager, headset and prompt book at hand, brings the house lights to half, then dark, and cues the creation of the world. Throughout the play, she’s in control of everything. In other words, she’s either God, or she thinks she is. Act One recounts the major episodes of the Old Testament, only with a twist: Instead of Adam and Eve, our lead characters are Adam and Steve, and Jane and Mabel, a lesbian couple with whom they decide to start civilization (procreation proves to be a provocative challenge). Act One covers the Garden of Eden, an ark, a visit with a highly rambunctious Pharaoh and finally even the Nativity.
Act Two jumps to modern day Manhattan. Adam and Steve are together again, and Steve is HIV positive. It’s Christmas Eve, and Jane is nine months pregnant even though she always thought of herself as the butch one. The two women want to marry and want Adam and Steve to join them in the ceremony.
General Admission $20, Seniors (65+) $15, Students $10
Phone: 216-687-0074
Email: info@convergence-continuum.org
2020/12/03 - 2020/12/19
Liminis Theater
2438 Scranton Rd, Cleveland, OH 44113