←Recommendations of Infallibility

A wonderful tribute telling the fascinating story the connection of theatre to faith. Revealing and well done!

We are pleased to support this play! It was a Finalist for the 2020 New Works Festival at Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, Texas.

'Infallibility' is a master class in wit. Barbot takes the absolutely bananas story about the Cadaver Synod and shapes it into a tale about how there may be no true ultimate plan of God. Genesius and Carlo are excellent foundational characters (EXCELLENT choice to use the patron saint of clowns), but what really struck me about the play is how effortless and fluid the scene and character changes are. The action never truly stops as Carlo is thrown from one situation to the next. Modern comedia dell'arte at its best. This is the kind of religion-inspired art that I love.

A love-letter to both the theater and those mad enough to pursue it, "Infallibility" is a brilliant two-hander filled with split-second character transformations, papal intrigue, and all sorts of saintly shenanigans (seriously, this is the kind of play actors dream about when they dream about plays). Barbot has the ability to dissect Catholicism in such thrilling, poignant terms that, while you marvel at the absolute absurdity of the VERY REAL history unfolding before your eyes, you might just find yourself contemplating your place in the universe.

A commedia dell'arte masterclass for the modern world. "Infallibility" is a tour-de-force two-hander with a meta-theatrical twist. It may be set during the first millennium, but Barbot finds universal truths that resonate today. Heart-achingly human. This play has stuck with me. One of those plays that makes you wish you were an actor, just so you could perform in it.

This play is a true showcase for 2 actors. Using commedia techniques, Infallibility is a brilliant play about Catholicism, the art of story-telling and how the two intersect.