author: Rick Bergmann
A Stage for the Soul: Save My Black Soul Shines at Laurel Mill Playhouse
One of the great joys of being immersed in the community theater scene is the occasional chance to encounter something genuinely new. New works are always a risk—sometimes rough around the edges, sometimes still finding their voice—but they offer the rare thrill of discovery. It is therefore a pleasure to report that Save My Black Soul,
As many a bleak day lay ahead, we have to remember what’s good about this part of the world. There’s information and things work. The information: Silver Spring Stage is producing a new version of John Millington Synge’s Playboy of the Western World (by Bisi Adigun & Roddy Doyle) and it’s now appearing on their stage as the first show of 2025. And it works. Directed by Seth Ghitelman, this quirky but dark comedy of incidental errors and tall tales puts a refreshing spin on the way we look at outsiders and how we value their stories.