My overall impression
How did America survive the ’60’s? “A Prayer for the Infidel” recalls vividly the turmoil, violence, and lessons learned from that decade which changed our country forever. Even
though each character revealed their identities skillfully through their monologues, the fast-paced, wordy dialogue required one’s full attention. Zeke’s (Derrex Brady) portrayal of an unrelenting, no-nonsense Black Panther was superb. He took me to Haight-Ashbury, 1968 easily. My inclination was to
follow him off stage and join the movement, but I came to my senses in the nick
of time. Lazaro (Jantonio Baque) and Ruben/Fidel (Eliezer Ortiz) were powerful and intense in their relationships. Memories surfaced of the influx of Cubans along the Eastern seaboard, the cha-cha, and big cars during Castro’s revolution. Raphael Corkhill and Christopher Allen as Galahad and Clarence, respectively, were strong, convincing, and immortal characters who always show up at a revolution, one who knows the vision, and has a plan and the other one who misunderstands. Only at the end of this drama when Clio washes Lazaro’s feet did I feel I was allowed to exhale. “A Prayer for the Infidel” was void of nothing. An historically based, excellent drama!
