Twin Cities director Marion McClinton's direction has been recognized yet again.
McClinton's staging of bestselling author Walter Moseley's "Fall of Heaven" has won six Acclaim Awards in Cincinnati, where the show closes Saturday. The Acclaims recognize theatrical excellent in Cincinnati and its environs. "Heaven" won six of the awards, including outstanding director, lead actor and lighting designer.
Based on Moseley's novel, "The Tempest Tales," "Heaven" is a supernatural comedy centered on Harlem-based young man Tempest Landry, who has been mistakenly shot by the police. When he goes to the Pearly Gates, St Peter sends him to hell. But Tempest refuses to go. He is eventually sent back to Earth, but with a guardian angel in tow.
The production received mostly strong reviews (one critic called McClinton's production a "knockout," even while noting that the script could be further polished).
