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STARTS FRIDAY, MAY 5
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May 4 • 2017
jn
fter a long winter marked by a fair amount of national
strife, we could all use more laughter in our lives and
in our theater experiences. An Act of God, the latest
production at the JET, delivers just that. Written by Emmy-
and Peabody Award-winner David
Javerbaum, former executive producer
and head writer of The Daily Show with
Jon Stewart, and directed by Lavinia
Hart, Act of God is a hilarious depic-
tion of what might happen if God took
the form of a bawdy blonde plus-size
comedienne bedecked in a sparkly sheer
blue duster and hot pink Crocs (played
by Jaime Moyer). Add her two sidekicks,
chief angels Gabriel (Dave Davies) and
Michael (Carollette Phillips) to the mix,
and the result is a Divine deluge of hilar-
ity from the first glimpse of Moyer in her
god-like get-up to the last “God-bye” as
she floats off the stage.
The show stars Second City Detroit
alum Jaime Moyer, who has also
appeared in such television shows as
Modern Family, 2 Broke Girls and Parks
and Recreation. The premise is that God
has chosen a spokesperson in the form
of Ms. Moyer, whose central mission is
Jaime Moyer plays God.
to impart a new set of commandments.
These directives, which contain a few
favored holdovers from the original
An Act of God runs through
version, are displayed on a screen over
May 21 at the Aaron DeRoy
Moyer’s gauzy white bed.
Theatre at the JCC in West
Hart, who is also Moyer’s mother,
Bloomfield. $44 . (248) 788-
keeps the quips and action moving as
2900; jettheatre.org.
Moyer flits about the stage delivering a
running diatribe about God’s own idio-
syncrasies, human misconceptions, the
real scoop on Adam and Eve, Noah’s ark
and a variety of other topics drawn from
the Bible as well as modern society.
Gabriel delivers appropriate quotes from an enormous
Guttenberg Bible while the feisty Michael “works” the audi-
ence with a microphone and an array of questions for the
deity to answer, ranging from the silly to the somber. The more
serious-minded questions, such as “Where were you during
the Holocaust?” and “Why do kids get cancer?” seem a bit out
of place in this otherwise laugh-a-minute production, but the
moment passes and the humor continues with barely a missed
beat.
For a show about a holy deity, not much is sacred or off-lim-
its. “God” and her angels take aim at national and local targets
ranging from Donald Trump to Adam Sandler to the much-
maligned Detroit Lions — even the latecomers surreptitiously
attempting to take their seats are called out.
JET scenic designer and technical director Elspeth Williams
has created a heavenly hangout replete with cotton-candy
pink swirled walls and floor, a reflecting pool and puffy clouds.
Moyer’s imaginative garb, and that of the angels, is by cos-
tume designer Mary Copenhagen, with props by Diane Ulseth.
Lighting designer Neil Koivu and sound designer Matt Lira
supply the appropriate heavenly sound and lighting effects. •
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