The Mark Reviews

Stage and Cinema - Recommended

"...Babes With Blades, a theatre company that uses stage combat to create striking, thought-provoking theatre, presents a world premiere production at the Edge Theatre in Edgewater. Ensemble member Jillian Leff's The Mark is a dystopian drama that examines a society that descended into martial law in the aftermath of unspecified events that have destroyed society as we know it. In the chaos of surviving humanity, those with militaristic skills have risen to take charge and as is usual in these situations, once power has been obtained it is not yielded and in the present time of the play, the country has stayed in stasis for multiple generations after control was first yielded to the army."

Buzz Center Stage - Highly Recommended

"...THE MARK is set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian stratocracy. The Mark decides who gets how much of the strictly rationed food and other essentials. Obviously. members of the Army who have earned The Mark are entitled to special benefits, highly valued in this hardscrabble society."

Third Coast Review - Recommended

"...The lights come up and a fight begins. A Recruit chooses to fight an officer as a test of her fitness to join the Army. Members of the Army look on, pounding poles and feet as they add intensity to the scene. Army members wear motley uniforms but all have The Mark, an upside down capital Y slashed in red across their faces."