SL_Spotlight_Kim_Wayans_0919_FINAL_Spotlight 9 / 12 / 19 10 : 39 AM Page 1 You’re playing God in An Act of God . Besides s Q & A having the opportunity S P O T L I G H T to play God , so to speak , what do you like most about the production ? I couldn’t refuse the role . I’m a comedian , so humor is important to me . It’s irreverent , and the subject matter is of interest to me . … There’s so much hilarious stuff , but just in general , the notion of God coming down to set the record straight , with the audience entertaining questions , is something most people will appreciate . In some ways , in everyone’s secret heart , I think they wish they could have that opportunity . How does acting for a play compare to acting for a film or a TV show ? I love theater . Whenever I have had the opportunity , I have always loved the experi - ence of stepping onto a stage in front of a live audience . Your family name is synonymous with comedy . What was it about the Wayans family that made comedy part of your DNA ? Not having a lot had a lot to do with our comedy . We were coming from a back - ground of material poverty , but we were so rich in other ways . We did not have money to buy toys and bicycles , so when you’re in that situation , a lot of that energy goes into interacting with your siblings . A lot of comedy came out of that . Divine Comedy You’ll be in town for about a month for An nes Kim Wayans feels truly blessed about her i Act of God — your first time in Bucks County , Ra as I understand it . What do you hope n latest laugh - out - loud role , which brings her ry people will take away from the play ? ath to Bucks County this month . BY BILL DONAHUE K I’d like for them to take away the idea of by just how much we project our own selves phy and our own humanness onto the idea of a KimWayans’next role may also be one of her most ambitious.As the lead actor gr God . And that often is something that o in a side - splitting stage play called An Act of God , slated for a month - long run at the Bristol hot stings us ; it stings us in ways that aren’t Riverside Theatre ( brtstage.com ) in Bucks County , she will step into the otherworldly shoes of the P healthy . If God is Supreme Being . like me and you , In other words , she will quite literally have the chance to play God . a person , that Written by 13 - time Emmy winner David Javerbaum , An Act of God will run at the theater means He from Sept . 19 to Oct . 13 . Wayans says the production will make audience members laugh but has all the also have them pondering their relationship with the Creator , irrespective of their religious views . same foibles “ I’m going to be fabulous as God , ” Wayans adds with a laugh . “ It’s a unique opportunity to and weak - make people laugh but also make people think about the way they envision what God is , who nesses — all the God is , and how that impacts their world in general . ” same things that Wayans comes from one of comedy’s most prolific families , best known by most for her make us human . … work on the sketch comedy series In Living Color . Her career has included appearances on I believe [ God ] sitcoms such as A Different World , comedic films such as I’m Gonna Git You Sucka , and the has a wonderful touching drama Pariah , for which she received a Best Supporting Actress nomination in the sense of 2012 Black Reel Awards . humor , and Originally from New York , Wayans now lives in Los Angeles . Her tenure at the Bristol we make Riverside Theatre will mark her first trip to the Philadelphia suburbs , or at least to Bucks County . Him laugh We spoke with her about growing up in her famous family , what it’s like to play such a heavenly every day . ? role , and whether or not God has a sense of humor . SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM SEPTEMBER 2019 96 |