For The Loyal

Illusion Theater
528 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis

Inspired by true events, Blessing tackles honesty and allegiance in this taut new morality play. Set in 1992, Toby (Sam Bardwell) and Mia (Anna Sundberg) are graduate students with a baby on the way. One day, Toby, an assistant coach for a powerhouse collegiate football team, stumbles upon Coach Carlson's (Garry Geiken) terrible secret. Now that Toby knows the shameful truth, it threatens to throw the young couple's entire future into jeopardy. As the story unfolds in mystery-like fashion, Mia embarks on a journey to discover who she really is-and given the world she's in-whether doing wrong is the only way left to do right.