Set during the Civil Rights Movement, “Caroline, or Change” is a slow burn that explores pain, anger, loss and acceptance. Cain Park’s production of the show is full of fire: the actors are passionate, emotional performers, the story is moving and relevant and the band is stocked with skilled musicians.

“Caroline, or Change” follows the story of the titular character, a Black maid working for the Gellman family in 1963 Louisiana. Caroline spends most of her time in the stifling heat of the Gellmans’ basement doing laundry. The Gellmans’ son, Noah, recently lost his mother to cancer and is having difficulty adjusting to his new, well-intending stepmother, Rose, and bonding with his vacant father, Stuart. Noah seeks companionship with Caroline, who is preoccupied with mourning a life that s

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