Bury the Dead

…heart warming scenes and thought provoking as well. This is a powerful story with some very strong acting from a fairly new theater company that has a lot to say. … The scenes between the men and their women were marvelous pieces of work and worth the price of the ticket alone.  This is a play that will make you think. About the wars our government gets us into and in particular the effect it has on our young men and women who join the military, the families and loved ones they leave behind and the memories they may never have.

The cast…handle tricky, poignant scenes with grace and guts.

Promethean does a marvelous job making this a timeless story. The actors succeed through subtlety and deep emotions that don’t overdo it. [Anne Korajczyk] is particularly strong and convincing as the selfish wife, who would rather see her husband buried so she can cash in on the army benefits that come with his death. And Shawna Tucker and Quinn White create a realistic portrayal of the doting mother facing the horror of her son’s disfigurement.

Director Beth Wolf wisely keeps the action scaled to the intimate dimensions of the Artistic Home’s storefront auditorium, making for a spartan stage picture as her mostly young actors deliver emotionally intense performances transcending the propagandist archetypes they portray.