[1] The play focuses on issues including child abuse[2] and rape and how they can be overcome by a strong belief in God.
[4] Grammy award winning vocalist Ann Nesby of the musical and instrumental group Sounds of Blackness played a supporting role in this play/production.
Saycon Sengbloh would later become the first Black stand-by and then principle lead for the role of Elphaba in the Broadway musical WICKED.
Compounding an already dysfunctional family situation, the husband is abusive to his wife and children as well, molesting his older son, which results in a dramatic plot twist later in the play.
In a bold move to pursue her dreams she had to leave her daughter Ellen, to be raised by her husband, Joe.