convergence-continuum will conclude its 2024 season with the Ohio Premiere of This Side of Crazy by Del Shores. From the writer of Sordid Lives and Queer as Folk comes a brand-new comedy about fame, family, and finding your way back home.

Ditty Blaylock, the most prolific singer in gospel music history, is being honored by Gospel Music Network. All the stars are aligning to showcase Ditty’s songs on her TV special. But there is one glitch. A little hiccup. Ditty has promised a reunion of The Blaylock Sisters, her three adult daughters who were once national sensations – “little superstars for Jesus.”

Rachel, the oldest sister, who lives with Ditty, is furious when she finds out that her baby sister Bethany, an atheist and lesbian, and Abigail, her middle sister who has “anger issues” and currently is confined to a mental facility, are headed home. What the public doesn't know is that these complicated sisters have been estranged for over twenty-five years – and extreme past circumstances, including a husband left in a coma, have made reconciliation impossible.

Once the sisters are reunited, secrets are revealed, tempers flare and family wounds are exposed. But… the show must go on!

“Highly theatrical and highly natural... the story just rockets itself along, with revelations enough to surprise us for the entire running time.” – Talkin' Broadway

“The play is written in multiple scenes that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle with a stunning but satisfying ending. The seriousness of the plotline is softened with classic zingers that bring spontaneous laughter throughout... so well written it verifies Alfred North Whitehead’s concept of relative time.” – For All Events

“Each of the four ladies achieves some wonderful moments of pathos, passion, and welcome laughs throughout the show.” – San Francisco Examiner

Featuring Jason Romer as Ditty Blaylock, Katelyn Cornelius as Rachel Blaylock, Susan Stein as Abigail Blaylock and Samantha Cocco as Bethany Blaylock. Directed by Kate Smith.

This Side of Crazy opens Friday, December 6 and runs Thu-Sat at 8 p.m, Sunday at 3p.m. through December 21 at convergence-continuum’s Liminis Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd., Cleveland, OH 44113 in the historic Tremont neighborhood. Tickets are $23 general admission, $18 for seniors and $18 for students. Tickets and information are available at www.convergence-continuum.org and 216-687-0074.