Cecil is a preacher and he wants to welcome you to the Cult of
Sass. Cecil has travelled all the way from Goondiwindi to be with us in
Melbourne tonight, to read from the gospel of Whoopi Goldberg, to teach you three
simple lessons based on the three independent women of Destiny’s Child and to
share with you the Holy sacrament… wine from a box.
Kaitlyn has the character of Cecil down pat; she’s met a few
preachers like him. He ingratiates himself with the audience, with songs, and
high kicks and references to Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Ru Paul’s Drag
Race. It’s a heady mix of hilarity and silliness and audience participation.
What else would you expect from an introduction to a cult?
There are songs we can all sing along to. There are call-backs we
can shout with him. And famous film quotes some of us can finish – even when no
one else ever has.
This satire of cults and preachers deliberately breaks down later
in the show and it becomes clear that the sly digs at women not being allowed
to preach is about something else. These men that stand on stages and proclaim
what is and isn’t funny, that’s what’s
at the heart of this.
Can I Get
An Amen deftly plays with how men see women, how women see women and how
drag queens know that if you can’t love yourself, how the hell can you love
anybody else.
Forget the Church of Cecil. Forget the Church of Sass. Go worship
at the Church of Kaitlyn Rogers. A true inspiration and a hell of a funny
woman.
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