The Light

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The Light

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1w, 1m

Loy A. Webb

A surprise proposal gift puts the future of Genesis and Rashad's relationship at risk when they are forced to confront a devastating secret from the past. The Light is a 70-minute, real-time rollercoaster ride of laughter, romance, and despair that uncovers how the power of radical love can be a healing beacon of light.

Image: 2019 MCC Theater Production (Joan Marcus)

The Light

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    75 Minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
Not every marriage proposal goes as planned. Loy A. Webb’s The Light introduces Rashad and Genesis on what should be one of the happiest days of their lives, but their joy quickly unravels when ground-shifting accusations from the past resurface in this gripping two-character drama. Can their relationship survive the growing divide between them over who – and what – to believe? The Light is a reckoning that unfolds in real time and peels away the layers of truth, doubt, pain and, ultimately, the power of love.
History
The Light premiered off-Broadway at MCC Theater’s Robert W. Wilson Theater on February 10, 2019. Directed by Logan Vaughn, the production featured Mandi Masden and McKinley Belcher III.
Keywords
Performing Groups
GENESIS – an African-American woman, natural hair, mid-to-late thirties
RASHAD – an African-American man, mid-to-late thirties
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting A condo in Hyde Park, Chicago. October 5, 2018.
  • Duration 75 Minutes

Media

“A visceral play... Loy A. Webb writes great lines and great one-liners.” – The New York Times

“What is impressive about the writing is how Webb keeps intensifying both the stakes and seriousness of the relationship even as she builds the threat of that which is tearing it apart.” – Chicago Tribune

“Wow, wow, wow! The incendiary performances and the hot button black #MeToo conflicts fire up The Light.” – New York Stage Review

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    Image: 2019 MCC Theater Production (Joan Marcus)

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Loy A. Webb

Loy A. Webb
Loy A. Webb is a Chicago-born playwright, attorney and theatre journalist. Her plays include The Light (MCC Theater 2018/2019, Outer Critics Circle nomination for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play; The New Colony 2017/2018, Joseph Jefferson Award) and His Shadow (16th Street ...
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