Sitting several rows from the back of the theater (alone I might add), I wasn’t expecting much from God’s Favorite. From the moment I stepped into the theater I felt very uncomfortable. I wasn’t used to coming to plays alone and it was even more uncomfortable that my entire row was empty as well. I glanced at the time, hoping that this play wasn’t going to last too long and that I could leave, but as it began I found myself loosening up in my seat, not caring about how loud my laughter was, and during the second act, I even put my feet up on the seat in front of me.

God’s Favorite was a hilarious comedy that turned a stiff crowd into a lively audience within the first few lines of the play. Throughout the two and a half hours of acting, not once was there a dull moment from this performance from hilarious banter between characters Sarah Benjamin and Ben Benjamin to Joe Benjamin’s hysterical talks with character Sidney Lipton.

My favorite parts about this show consisted of the outside work put into the show such as the set design and the costumes for each actor. The set was carefully designed to portray Joe Benjamin’s enormous mansion (and succeeded!). Each prop was placed carefully and accordingly which added to the full effect of storyline. The costumes were also well designed and thought out, interpreting each character’s personality and role ingeniously. The costumes in Act II were my favorite part of the whole play because it added to the mood and disparity of the scene taking place. In order to have an effective play you need capture every single mood and tone element from every aspect of the performance from the makeup to the actors to the lighting and it all came together perfectly.

As for the acting, every single performer was memorable and not easily forgotten. Each character brought life and ingenuity into each and every scene no matter how big or small their part was. Actors that stuck out to me were senior Paige Bliss (Sarah Benjamin) and junior Chaun Tanguay (David Benjamin). Paige brought incredible humor to her part as an overdramatic daughter who was obsessed with the thought that if someone were to break into her house that they would go straight for her. This joke was brought up several times during the play and was always funny to hear a second or third time. Chaun Tanguay played the part as the drunken son of Joe Benjamin who although is seemingly smart, seems to throw his intelligence away for booze. Chaun’s drunken commentary had me smiling throughout the whole play and even afterwards when it had ended.

Every performer and people who worked behind the scenes did a fantastic job with this play and I would most definitely go see it again.