Holy Ghosts

See it if You enjoy well-cast plays w/ 15 committed actors. A solid script and production that provokes thoughts on religion, community, & marriage.

Don't see it if Lots of yelling, but appropriate for the story.

See it if You want to see a well performed, well directed and well acted play showing the need for community.

Don't see it if you dislike plays about religion.

Also The play was excellent, but could have been somewhat shorter.

See it if You needn't be religious to be riveted by this play--in fact it's better if you aren't. I didn't think I'd like it but it blew me away.

Don't see it if You have zero curiosity about the ways lonely damaged people find one another and make a community nor any interest in their accomplishments

See it if you appreciate complex characters in a unique setting: a Pentecostal snake-handling church! Characters are not caricatured or stereotyped.*

Don't see it if You are triggered by depictions of domestic violence; you don't like plays about religion; you like big shows with a lot of set changes

Also *As the church members' stories unfold, esp. in Act II, their reasons for being in this church become understandable, and stereotypes set up in Act I are dissolved. The play is neither pro- nor anti-religion, but rather leaves the question of religion (even in an extreme form) more open. The characters experience both danger and redemption in unexpected ways throughout the play.... Read more Read less

See it if you want to see a story that you rarely ever see get told, thoughtful and detailed directing, brave actors

Don't see it if you are judgmental about religion or Southerners, you are looking for something light hearted

Also Went into this play not knowing I would like it so much. What an unusual but captivating play and really quite beautiful. Strong ensemble of actors who are deeply committed to the outcasts of this world.... Read more Read less

See it if you like plays that explore humans using religion to help cope with their interrelationships, emotional states and psychological health.

Don't see it if dislike struggling with how to interpret themes relating to people's attitudes toward atypical religion in rural America.

See it if If you like well-cast ensembles doing exquisitely detailed acting.

Don't see it if You don't like hymns or slightly overlong plays.

See it if you're interested in a moving play about an unusual Pentecostal sect filled with offbeat characters. A blend of comedy and drama.

Don't see it if you don't want to see a play about a strange Pentecostal sect

See it if You have an interest in how evangelical Christians think. Especially important in this day and age.

Don't see it if You have no interest in plays with heavy religious overtones. You don't tolerate yelling.

Also I did keep wondering through the whole play how it was going to end and it didn't end like I thought it would, so I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I also like Christian hymns and there are a lot of them sung in the show. I sat in the top row and was glad because there was a lot of yelling. The view is great from all seats.... Read more Read less

See it if you're interested in strange religions in the rural South. A large cast acquits itself well. To discuss this further would reveal spoilers.

Don't see it if you don't like shouting actors. I was in the front row so that might have added to the high noise level.

Also There are several musical interludes -- hymns -- performed quite well.

See it if Young wife flees abusive husband and seeks solace in a healing religious community that accepts all the flawed people who enter its doors.

Don't see it if It may be hard to see and generalize the power of faith and the healing found in community given the offbeat, cult-like sect portrayed.

Also The snake handling and poison drinking Bible verse may have been a later interpolation and not part of the original Word; “testing” it is not accepted by the main stream.... Read more Read less

See it if you enjoy religious themed plays blended with beautiful hymns.

Don't see it if a weak plot and actors screaming at one another is not your thing.

See it if you like plays with themes involving religion, salvation and corruption.

Don't see it if you prefer more lighthearted fare.

See it if it's a noble effort by a plucky group of actors to breathe life into a play that doesn't quite work. Some performances are strong.

Don't see it if The play is both difficult and weak. The exposition is artificial; the stage is stuffed with people who take turns delivering monologues...

Also Several of the actors need to control their volume in the small space: louder is not always more convincing. Several actors are inadequate.... Read more Read less

See it if If you love being preached +screamed at for 2 hours this is the show for you ! If you love watching typical struggles of good versus evil go

Don't see it if If you are want to see a decent piece of real theatre. This is more like an endless slog in a fundamentalist church service.

See it if you want to see a show about people trying to find truth and faith, despite their non-traditional religious beliefs.

Don't see it if you're looking for a light & easy show. While there are lighter moments, overall it's pretty intense.

See it if you like great acting, distinct characters, and thought provoking material. Also, this has the best on stage punch I’ve ever seen.

Don't see it if you are restless in your seat. This show is a slow burn, which I didn’t mind in act 1 but felt its length in act 2.