Eyes of the American

In Eyes of the American, James (Gregory Jolivette), a cab driver and budding revolutionary, tells CIA agent Benny (Brandon Rubin), “I can’t to this day believe we voted for our own misery.” The great human lesson in Samm-Art Williams’ play is that intentions matter very little where power is involved. Under the deft direction of Celebration Arts’ artistic director James Wheatley, Eyes is unrelenting in its demand that we question our assumptions about right and wrong. James is the heart of the play, and Jolivette meets the challenge. Rubin is a wonder as both the CIA agent and the island’s dictator.
Celebration Arts Theatre, 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; $8-$15; 4469 D Street; (916) 455-2787, www.celebrationarts.net. Through September 22.