Chasing Gods

It is summer, 2016. Only weeks have passed since the country witnessed one of the deadliest acts of violence against the LGBTQ community in recent memory. From the pulpit of Holy Ground Baptist Church, Pastor Deidra Curtis condemns the tragedy’s victims in the name of God and Christianity. As if Deidra's controlling, judgmental ways have not already alienated herself from her husband, Immanuel, and her two children, Elijah and Olivia, the loss of one of their own further strains the fragile family. Playwright Paris Crayton III explores a family searching to love and co-exist with a matriarch whose religious devotion threatens each member's healing and growth. Chasing Gods is an artistic experiment in “radical empathy”—extending compassion and understanding even to those whose ideas and beliefs challenge our own.

Creative Team

Directed by Markus Potter
Scenic Design by Rana Esfandiary
Costume Design by Kelly Vogel
Lighting Design by Ann Sitzman
Sound Design by Kayleigh Shaffer
Original Music by Mauricio Lozano & Bryan Guess
Stage Management by Sheridan McKinley

Cast

Diedra Curtis - Lynn A. King
Elijah Curtis - DeAngelo Davis
Immanuel Curtis - Theodore Priest Hughes
Olivia Curtis - Gabrielle Smith
James "Pops" Allan - Walter Coppage*
Sandra Tyler - Jane' Franklin

*Appears courtesy of Actor's Equity Association