“The title of Dezart Performs’ latest offering, Grand Concourse, refers to the location of the soup kitchen in which the play, written by Heidi Schreck, is set: It’s on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx.
But one definition of the word concourse is “the action of coming together,” which the four characters do often in this play—sometimes with devastating results.
The story revolves around Shelley (Eliza Newman), a disillusioned Catholic nun who has begun to feel that her work managing the church’s soup kitchen has lost its meaning. The play opens with Shelley performing her daily ritual—setting the timer on the microwave and praying. Her goal is to fill up one minute with daily devotion, with the hopes of extending it to five minutes in the future. The trouble is, Shelley’s wavering faith makes it difficult for her to find anything about which to pray…”
[Read the full review at cvindependent.com]