THE CHRISTIANS by Lucas Hnath; directed by Ann Woodhead

THE CHRISTIANS

by Lucas Hnath; directed by Ann Woodhead

April 30 to May 24, 2020

Twenty years ago, Pastor Paul’s church was nothing more than a modest storefront. Now he presides over a congregation of thousands, with classrooms for Sunday School, a coffee shop in the lobby, and a baptismal font as big as a swimming pool. Today should be a day of celebration. But Paul is about to preach a sermon that will shake the foundations of his church’s belief. A big-little play about faith in America–and the trouble with changing your mind.

The Christians is Mr. Hnath’s most penetrating work, but what you take away is the play’s ruminative gravity, and how each character is given an authentic voice and a complexity of feeling.