Tucked away in the gym of a church basement, a diverse group of performers put on a theatre show and made their family and friends, and most importantly, themselves, proud.

“The term refers to a particular type of play which first became popular during the 1950s and 1960s and which presented on stage the philosophy articulated by French philosopher Albert Camus in his 1942 essay, The Myth of Sisyphus, in which he defines the human condition as basically meaningless. Camus argued that humanity had to resign itself to recognizing that a fully satisfying rational explanation of the universe was beyond its reach; in that sense, the world must ultimately be seen as absurd.”  — Jerome P. Crabb

The first thing this show has going for it is the source material: 50’s-60’s R&B. In my books you can’t do better than that.That’s my Shakespeare in a beat-box — the whole range of human emotion is there, coupled with incomparable grooves and soulful musicianship.

*After Life* was a riveting one-person show about three women who live at different times during the 20th century.  The success of this piece lay in Candy Simmon’s phenomenal acting and the tightness of the writing.