Let There Be Love

A.C.T.
415 Geary St. San Francisco

A West Indian immigrant, a lesbian and a Polish man walk into a domestic drama in Let There Be Love, an intimate new work by celebrated UK playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah, who's been called "one of Britain's most talented and distinctive writers" (WYPR). The drama centers around Alfred, a cantankerous and aging West Indian immigrant living in London who's managed to alienate all those around him -- including his equally headstrong lesbian daughter. But when an idealistic young Polish caregiver is assigned to look after him, Alfred experiences a powerful reckoning with his past. Backdropped by sentimental jazz standards (Alfred's favorite) and featuring a tour de force performance by stage and screen star Carl Lumbly (Cagney & Lacey, Alias), Let There Be Love, presented at A.C.T.'s Geary Theater, explores the unrelenting grip of memory, regret and forgiveness -- and what can happen when we welcome new possibilities.