Summary Of Never The Sinner Play

Last Thursday, November 12th at 10:00, I attended the play Never the Sinner by John Logan at the Derryberry Auditorium. This play was directed by Mark Harry Creter and Joe Clark. I thought this play was phenomenal, even thought it was 2 hours and a half long, I was able to stay engaged the whole time. Personally I enjoy crime solving performances, and this play satisfied my desire. It consists of two characters who committed murder for no apparent reason. The play goes about with characters trying to solve the case and present two sides to the judge. Towards the end of the play the two murders plead guilty to committing the crime and their case came down to whether they should get hung or not. As a result, the two murders were sentenced to life plus 90 years.
Personally I did not notice any mistakes and didn’t think there were any confusion. All the actors looked like they took their time memorizing their lines and their entrances. There was though, a very disturbing scene. The two main characters kissed on stage for about full 10 seconds. I thought that was sick and uncalled for considering the fact that it was mentions that the characters had a homosexual relationship. Other than that scene, all the actors did a great job. Also, I’ve been told that one of the actors was a theater teacher and his acting was very impressive. The directions of this play were well practiced. Characters knew when to move and when to enter and exit the stage. There were reporters reporting news throughout the play which had their lines back to back very quickly. It looked very impressive yet very difficult to master. Another important directional aspect is how silent and still come characters were in the background. When the light and attention were focused on a certain character, all the others were very still and silent which helped the audience’s vision on