Sister Calling My Name

See it if Faith-based fable of sanguine Sister who's optimistic about reconnecting her ex w/ his distanced infantile disabled sis. "Blessings flow."

Don't see it if Unconvincing portrayal of crucial disabled sis, jarringly deflates every scene she appears. "Inside the depths of a carnival spookhouse."

Also "God did this/She is sub-human; you treat her accordingly/She's in need of your love & concern/She's finding her way home/She's a victim twice over/The monster was staring me right in the face and I was about to step inside its mouth"... Read more Read less

See it if You appreciate the complicated family dynamics involved when one is disabled. Explored from different points of view Well staged

Don't see it if You want a light easy snappy night out or a fancy theater production, at moments this was devastating

See it if U want to see work from the heart & soul that’ll engage your sensitivity completely! No score is high enough for this priceless gem! Go see!

Don't see it if U scoff at religion/faith & think U know all about love & caring when U have never experience it on a higher level.. Maybe U should see it..

Also Hats off to Buzz MacLaughlin for a heart & soul wrenching script that is so genuine, painful (from his experience & to anyone who have similar). Only when one has actual interaction or a family or professional relationship with the developmentally and/or mentally challenged, does one realize how stressful & debilitating it is to be a caregiver or relation to the less fortunate. Some run from decent duty; some find intrinsic humanity to rise above to treat the disabled as equal human beings that are blessed with feelings, thoughts often impossible to express but in their hearts, & have special sssets/talents that only needs love, encouragement, & caring to discover.

The play speaks of violation & dismissal of damaged people where the ignorant selfish people blame the victims for creating a spook house to turn people away when in fact, it is the guilty ‘& the ones in denial that create their own hell not facing truth. Others want to be the salt of the earth & the light of the world!... Read more Read less

See it if if you want to see an uplifting, faith-based, well written, well acted story.

Don't see it if if you like plays that are edgy, original, and complex.

See it if ...you want to get emotionally involved, you enjoy good acting, you're open to exploring difficult subjects.

Don't see it if ...any talk of religion turns you off, you are disturbed by glimpses of the mentally ill.

See it if You want to see a story about a family’s struggles in dealing with a mentally disabled family member

Don't see it if You will be bothered by some unusual staging

Also I really enjoyed the concept and the idea of this play. I don’t feel like it moved me the way that it should have.
I’m not going to say that I didn’t like the staging but I think the unusual staging may have taken something away from the emotion I should have felt watching this story unfold.
I thought they did a really nice job of showing both sides of the controversy and how a family is “supposed to” handle a situation like this... Read more Read less