The acting was very good and Rena Cherry Brown was superb as "the old woman". HOWEVER, it was supposed to be about kaballah. To me , it was the very opposite of kaballah. Kaballah is the essence of JOY. It is about connecting with god and , therefore, being conscious and aware of both worlds, or , rather, all in one world or universe. This play was about evil as if connecting with god would be connecting with evil. THAT IS NOT KABALLAH. For those who know nothing about kaballah, it would be offensive and extremely misleading.

Also, the jewish belief is that we stay in this world and bring as much the the joy and glory of "the other side" to this world. We do not believe in going off as monks do. This world and god's world are one and we stay here and do GOOD. I think Jason Grote should have studied kaballah before he wrote a play about it and misled so many people. It is my hope it will not go very far.

The acting was just incredible. I have been contemplating the theme of the play since seeing it.

There's a clear distinction between avant garde theater and theater with which a creative team tries too hard to be creative. "This Storm is What We Call Progress" is a clear example of the latter. I found that despite a passionate and nuanced performance by Karl Miller, the Rorschach Theatre's production of Jason Grote's play was a slow and sloppily directed mess of show.