Theater & Performance:

The Gospel of John**
**CHICAGO READER'S HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION

By Jack Helbig
February 9, 2007


From the first startling moments of Brad Sherrill's glorious one-man performance of The Gospel of John, it's clear how much he revels in its poetic power. The Atlanta-based Sherrill, a churchgoing Christian, brings energy, craft and inspiration to this sometimes preachy, sometimes transcendentally beautiful part of the New Testament, which he delivers in its 20,000-word entirety. His subtle, sensitive, word-drunk performance in the Provision Theater Company production should please secular and religious audiences alike...though Jews may need a grain of salt to appreciate the literary power of a gospel that anti-Semites have used to reinforce the idea of inherited bloodguilt. Through 2/25: Thu-Fri 8PM, Sat 3 and 8PM, Sun 2PM, Royal George Theatre Center, 1641 N. Halsted, 312-988-9000, $25