Passing Strange is a comedy-drama about a young African American artist's journey to Europe to discover himself in music. In the first act, the narrator describes himself as a stew. The narrator and the young man interacted with the characters throughout the play through their performance as a singer. The young man's talent developed through continued attendance at religious services which he had been encouraged to attend by his mother. The young man later joins the church choir because of a young girl he fell in love with (Citro, 2010). The narrator explains to us that there is no true love between the two because the girl belonged to the shepherd. This period dates back to the 1970s when he became a member of a choir group in the South Central neighborhood of Los Angeles. Over time he got used to using the choir instrument such as the guitar. Therefore, he became very active in religious services. He came to realize what his mother had told him before he began attending religious services. According to the show, the narrator didn't attend church service at first until his mother convinced him. Things got worse when Youth informed his mother that the church could not encourage his singing career. Later, Youth joined what his mother told him (Citro, 2010). This is clearly evident after frequent attendance at religious services. According to the narrator, the young man began going to church and in the process became a good artist. In this act, Youth also tells his mother that gospel songs were boring compared to rock and roll songs in a moment of epiphanic joy. The narrator insists that the youth could not understand what his mother was aiming for. We are told that she had discovered his talent and hence why she urged him to join the church choir for h...... middle of paper ...... t for having watched his mother die because she was returned to Los Angeles. She complains that she had no information about her mother's illness before rushing to Los Angeles (Tuan, 2011). Youth faces his grief after losing his mother. After death, Youth resurrects his mother's spirit through his art. The narrator concludes that Youth had begun to regret what had caused him not to obey his mother. From my point of view, the show pushed against the themes of love and understanding. Works Cited Citro, J. A. (2010). Passing Strange: True Stories of New England Ghosts and Horrors. Shelburne, Vt: Chapters Pub.Knapp, R., Morris, M., & Wolf, S.E. (2011). The Oxford Handbook of the American Musical. New York: Oxford University PresTuan, Y. (2011). Strange and wonderful passing: aesthetics, nature and culture. Washington, DC: Island Press [for] Shearwater Books. S.