Antaeus Theatre Company in Glendale brings to life Jennifer Maisel's epic new work of persecution and survival.
The Sacred Fools Theater production of Dave Hanson’s play is part hommage to Samuel Becket, part celebration of the acting life.As Rebecca’s fortunes improve through her 40s, Yale’s portrayal masterfully reflects the psychological legacy of that trauma.
Repressed details from Rebecca’s refugee trauma emerge in a gradual spiral that playwright Maisel expands to include the stories of other victims of persecution and their descendants. At the start of the civil rights era in 1964, the legacy of slavery weighs on the heroic black veteran who’d rescued Rebecca from the concentration camp and who is still struggling to find a solid footing in white-dominated society. His wife has to remain a silent partner in her business venture with Rebecca.
By 1988, Rebecca’s daughter is marrying a grad student whose Japanese American family had been sent to internment camps during World War II. A Syrian refugee brings a current global perspective to the final segment.Weaving these disparate cultural threads involves some narrative artiface, but director Emily Chase and her cast bring the human reality of persecuted refugees to life with breathtaking emotional impact.
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