By Philip Doyle
Confessions
of a Mormon Boy is Steven Fales’ autobiographical one-man play that is a
triumphant revelation in honesty and personal pride. It is a story that is written and performed
by a man who has journeyed through an array of challenges and arrives at his
destination, on the stage before a grateful audience.
Fales’
experiences are at times funny, occasionally heartbreaking, and brutally
candid. A confession of a gay
man’s longing for acceptance in and eventual excommunication from the Mormon
Church. He shares a
life that includes marriage, fatherhood, and divorce. He later engages in a show-and-tell about having been
an escort in New York City, and painfully recounts the trappings of recreational drug fueled
sex.
Often
times, one-person autobiographic plays come off as being self-indulgent … but
not this time.
This is a
well constructed account that reveals a man who is loving, smart and driven. Fales doesn’t wallow in a constant mea culpa
of trials and tribulations. Rather,
through this shameless confession, he adorns himself with the powers of
self-recognition. In my world, Steven
Fales is a super hero in the gay justice league.
Let’s face
it, it takes some serious cojones to write and perform a play about your own
life. From beginning to end, Mr. Fales has an ability to present his material with
a confidence that isn’t the least bit presumptuous. Personally, I admire that
kind of assertive charm.
Steven
Fales’ has taken the proverbial lemons of life, and now sells a very thirst
quenching lemonade. I strongly urge you
to go have a taste.
Confessions of a Mormon Boy is sure to bring a smile to your face.
Confessions of a Mormon Boy plays at Denver's Dangerous Theatre
Saturday, March 31st at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Sunday, April 1st at 2:00pm
For tickets visit: http://dangeroustheatre.ticketleap.com/mormon-boy.