Paulus

Posted September 18th, 2014 filed under Uncategorized.

Paulus / Motti Lerner

Drama Periodical Drama Subject: History Human Soul Religion and Faith Text in: he en	The surrealistic tragedy of St. Paul the Apostle (6AD – 67AD), an Ultra Orthodox Jew, employed at the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, who tried to repair the world by creating a Universalist religion based on Jesus’ idea of redemption, and found himself forced to separate from Judaism and to establish a new religion – Christianity.
The characters	Female:2 Male:10+ Total:12+ Paulus – A Jew born in Tarsus (48) Hananiah – The High Priest in Jerusalem (48) Jesus – A Jew crucified by the Romans after declaring himself the Messiah (62) Nero – The emperor of Rome (21) Trophimos – Paulus’ servant (40) Adima – Paulus’ divorced wife (44) Eleazar – Paulus’ nephew (32) Lysias – A Roman centurion in Jerusalem (35) Felix – The Roman procurator in Caesarea (40) Drusilla – Felix’s wife, the daughter of King Agrippa I (35) Also, prison guards, soldiers, officers, beggars, praying women, masked killers, and others. More than one role can be played by the same actor.
Translations	English
Productions	Premierre 2013 director: James McDermott More in Israel "Paulus" premiered at Silk Road Rising Theatre in Chicago in November 2013, produced by Jamil Khoury and Malik Gilani, theaters TAU