Preacher Man – Short and Intense

Preacher Man changes the role of the audience from theatre goer to execution witness. This once common practice has now fallen out of favour, but for 22 minutes you could imagine what that would be like. From the minute we ended the room Marcus is waiting for us, waiting to ask us questions, poignant questions. He is waiting to tell us the story of his fulfilled life. His certainty cuts to the bone and he feels sorry for us.

Jesse LaVercombe is excellent as Marcus. LaVercombe is chilling and expert in his delivery of this character. There are tons of laughs, well, laughs that make you uncomfortable you are laughing. Everything from lights, to sound, to costume create an intense, specific feeling. It’s a ride to watch, a very short, but interesting ride.