The perception is that they are "dull" and that perhaps, in a modern age, there is nothing we can truly learn from them anymore. As a non-religious person who has been exploring the cycle plays for 11 weeks now, I can say without a doubt that they are anything but "dull". And the exploration of the myths is a challenge unlike most.

One of the things that occurred to me today is that our audiences may be coming to the show (Part One especially since it is the beginning of the story) with personal perceptions of the "right"/"wrong" ways to look at these stories. Also, depending on their own personal history with religion and Christianity, they may be bringing baggage that will make my job as an actor harder; or, they may come to the show with an overly supportive attitude because they believe wholeheartedly in the stories and their lessons; or, they may just look at it as an evening of theatre -- but even then, they probably have a pre-conceived perception because of how much Christianity is a part of American culture.

To make matters even more complicated... someone who comes to the production with an open heart may leave offended because our interpretation may not match their vision... and someone who comes with walls raised and guns pointed at us, may find our interpretation a refreshing and enlightening take on the bible.

Basically... all this to say... it will be an interesting process as an actor in this show to deal with the individual perceptions of each audience member. With such deeply personal material (deeply personal both pro-religion and con-religion) we are sure to find intense reaction from our audiences, be they good or bad. It feels a bit like dropping an unknown substance into a test tube that contains another unknown substance.

Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!