Webb's play revolves around sexual abuse as well as class and gender privilege, it is more than a simple polemic
. Genesis's"MeToo" moment is unbidden and unwanted, but once it's there, she has to deal with it. Meanwhile Rashad first tries to explain his perspective and then asks her to help teach him, which only further enrages Genesis, spitting out,"I'm not wasting my time on 'teachable' moments."
The production soars thanks to sensitive and expert staging by director Jeannine Gaskins, as well as the superb performances. As Genesis, Nicole Sumlin makes her character's joys and terrors palpable, hitting every beat with precision. And she is matched by Ananias J. Dixon, who makes Rashad's cluelessness both understandable and simultaneously infuriating. And the purposely ambiguous ending, you realize they've created a love story in the truest, often fraught sense of that word.
The Light is a stunning conclusion to Ensemble's season. While we critics have never included an award for the"Best Season by a Theater Company" in our annual"Best Of" announcement, this now-concluding season at the relocated Ensemble Theatre would qualify. Their season has been outstanding, with the current production preceded by the remarkable Clybourne Park and the equally dazzling Describe the Night.
So hats off to executive artistic director Celeste Cosentino and the entire Ensemble Theatre family. We look forward to their next season with great anticipation.Through June 11 at Ensemble Theatre, Performing Arts Center-Notre Dame College, 4545 College Rd., South Euclid, 216-321-2930,
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