Fall From Grace

Grace—a word of such command, and, yet, one seldom spoken today. Has the word fallen out of favor?  Or has grace itself? And, if we aren’t talking about grace, does that mean we are not living it? Do we prefer to keep our distance from matters (or reminders) of a fall from grace?

I sensed any number of such currents and crosscurrents in Anna Deavere Smith’s new documentary theatre, Conversations on Grace, performed recently in Chicago’s Harris Theatre.