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The Theater Theatrical Reviews from a Heretic Perspective Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America: Can a single mother "make it" on minimum salary? Are there secret economies that the poor know about to facilitate such a lifestyle? The author, Barbara Ehrenreich, finds it takes two and a half jobs to do so -- without children! This is a sardonic look at her experiences working as a waitress, hotel maid, a cleaning woman, nursing home aide, and "associate" for a certain unnamed discount retailer while researching the book the play is based upon. After living through Nickel and Dimed, you will never again feel justified in withholding tips. Corpus Christi: This controversial work is not so much about portraying Jesus and his disciples as homosexual as it is about how the "system" heaps quilt upon us as a means of maintaining control. In a particularly telling exchange, Judas asks Caephas why Jesus had to be executed. "Was it because he said he was the son of God?" "No," responds the High Priest. "It was because he said you were all the sons of God. We NEED sinners!" I found that this play, which begins with a sensitive school boy at Corpus Christi High School discovering why he is so different before morphing into a second act Passion Play, expressed the message of Jesus better than any other Christian work I have witnessed. Beyond that, the teeth gnashing ("Die Homo") reaction of "Fundies" regarding Corpus Christi and its related topics has shown just how far they are from the essence of Jesus. Keep watch for new reviews. Respond with bricks or flowers to hereticcoyote@aol.com
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