THE CHRISTIANS
Performed January 23-February 2, 2020
Written by Lucas Hnath. Directed by Jay Briggs.
Featuring marcus d. harvey, Sean Hinckle, Tai Verley, Peggy Trecker White & Jenny Zmarzly.
With Scenic Design by Erin Hinter, Lighting Design by Terry Cermak, Sound Design by Christopher Wilson and Costume Design by Peggy Trecker White.
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Is hell real? Hilton Head play ‘The Christians’ succeeds with burning questions
... hermeneutics ... a method or theory of interpretation ... the branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation, especially of the Bible or literary texts.
The award-winning play, “The Christians,” is actually a sermon. A superlative sermon.
Filled with Lucas Hnath’s incredible, bold, brilliant playwriting, and a boatload of biblical parables and metaphors, the over-the-top, brain-bending play is deftly offered by the always exciting, always edgy, always thought provoking, Lean Ensemble Theater of Hilton Head Island.
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Tenets of faith: Hilton Head play tells us we should at least ask questions | Opinion
How would you feel if you were sitting in the pews of your church and your pastor who you respect and has served your congregation well, preaches a sermon where he proclaims that he no longer believes in the existence of hell?
Let’s also clarify that the pastor is a Christian clergyman and he does not offer a different interpretation of hell in Christian theological terms but explains that this concept no longer fits into his spiritual identity.
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Soul-searching questions of faith shake up Lean Ensemble Theater’s ‘The Christians’
Step in. Let your spirit be lifted by the glorious gospel music.
You’ve just taken a seat in the pews of a megachurch. Now, as the last notes of the choir drift away, a young black pastor steps forward, looks out over his sea of parishioners and raises a mic to his lips.