A Yoruba spiritual elder (played by Dion Davis) performs a cleansing ceremony for them, not sure if it will work. “He is afraid his rituals no longer serve his people who are now spread throughout the world,” said the play’s director, John Heckel. “He’s afraid they’re losing their connection with their African roots of culture, tradition and history. So he’s afraid he will never be able to fly again, because his flying depends on these rituals working.”