Temptation, the Priest, the Youth and His Mother

"...But the entrance of Lorenzo (Brandon Ruckdashel) changes everything.

The 23-year-old Mr. Ruckdashel is making his Off Broadway debut and it is a stunning one. This is partly because he has the intense blond good looks of a young Brad Pitt with a soupcon of James Dean.

But Mr. Ruckdashel's performance is also noteworthy because his Lorenzo vibrates with the smug and nonchalant power of youth. Father Calvin, it appears, is determined to resist him physically, but the odds aren't good. It's not clear who could resist when Lorenzo whispers: 'God's not here now. It's just you and me.'"

-Anita Gates (NY Times 10/12/06)