![]() She describes seeing her son in a room wearing robes that suggest royalty. Her superb storytelling skills put us in the moment. She believes her son was unnecessarily sacrificed for a cause that isn’t necessarily hers. This Mary is a human being in unimaginable agony. This isn’t the statuesque Virgin Mary adorning a nook in a Cathedral. And admits she is unable to refer to her son by name. She explains an empty seat as a memorial. The initial tranquility is shattered quickly as the angry Reiter tells of her loss, first a husband and then a son. ![]() On the candlelit stage, the ambiance is mellow almost spa-like. The show starts with her rising from a submerged pool. Under the direction of Dennis Zacek, Reiter is mesmerizing. ![]() In the one woman show, Linda Reiter (Mary) tells the familiar stories of the wedding at Cana, Lazarus’ rising from the dead and the crucifixion but from a mother’s perspective. THE TESTAMENT OF MARY was a 2013 Tony Award nominee for Best Play. Playwright Colm Toibin answers that question with stories told from Mary’s perspective. I often consider WWJD? Yet, I’ve never considered What Would Mary Do? I have fifteen and half years of Catholic education. Victory Gardens presents the Midwest Premiere of THE TESTAMENT OF MARY.
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