In the Company of Sinners and Saints

On Monday night I attended the play, "In the Company of Sinners and Saints," with some of my classmates. When I first walked into the teaching theater, where it took place, I thought the set up on stage was a little confusing. The actual props and furniture weren't confusing, but the background was strangely colorful and had a weird design. When the characters first came out, I could immediately figure out their personalities, which I liked. The first scene dragged on a little too much, but with the characters humor, it kept it interesting. I also liked how the boy, Conner, didn't talk at all in the first scene because it made me question who he was and what his character was like. 

As the play went on, I started to get into it more and get a feel of what the characters were trying to portray. At first, when the "video guy" was introduced, I thought he was going to be someone unimportant. But I had no idea that he was going to later turn into the creep that started all of the drama. I really liked how everyone kept the audience amused and entertained throughout the whole play. When the "video guy" threw in his dance moves in the middle of the play, I couldn't stop laughing. He did an amazing job at his part.

I enjoyed this play a lot because it was easy for most of the audience to relate to. Everyone has wanted revenge at one point in their lives, and we have to sit back and decide if that's really what we want, or if that's just out of anger. Sometimes we make the right decision and sometimes we make the bad one, but everyone learns their lesson over time. Luckily, the main female character in the play, made the right decision by forgiving and forgetting. The rest of the characters also learned their lesson, and the creepy "video guy" got caught, which was very good. In the end, we all learned that making the right decision is never the easiest, but it gets you a lot closer to forgiveness than revenge ever will.

By: Anna Silberman