Suburban siblings Cliff and Jill try to rescue their sister Denise from a cult, with varying degrees of help from their horndog friend Brian, hardnosed nun Sister Jean and conflicted ex-member Simi. Once you meet overbearing Cliff and hear about their equally controlling father, it comes as little surprise that the idealistic but stubborn Denise would be susceptible to the tug of tough love. Salvation Road, then, is smart to focus on Cliff’s journey. Dallas Drummond, as the high-strung brother, is unafraid to come off as ineffective and unlikable, and that’s what makes his eventual evolution ring true. —M.J. Fine

Wonderful play. Well acted. Reveals the painful emotions and confusion families go through when a loved one joins a manipulative group. One powerful scene shows how group pressures can cause somebody to give up what s/he most cherishes. See it. Learn from it. Be moved by it.

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