Finally in Act 2, things quiet down a bit and the story rises to the surface.  A MIGHTY dysfunctional family has gathered at the plantation home of the recently deceased grandfather to hopefully divvy up the proceeds but what they find are the remnants of a man who was deeply racist and at the heart of some unforgivable racial travesties (think KKK).  They are so desperate for money they have to decide if they are willing to sell some of these horrible souvenirs of the atrocities or destroy them – do the “appropriate” thing or make a dollar off the suffering of others.

Act 2 did allow some quieter scenes and some more nuanced scenes in which we got to know these characters apart from their anger and we get to see beyond the mask they shared with the world.  We get to see the pain they were fueled by.  We get to see their personal battles.  We, the audience, were treated to some first rate acting and a satisfied rather magical acting – but damn did we have to dig our way through a lot of yelling.