Fri May 29 - 8:00pm-9:30pm THE LAST DAYS OF KING SOLOMON by Anthony E. Gallo. Stars Lenny Levi, Cora Alter, Brian Doyle, Jean Hudson Miller, Helenmary Ball, Michael Sainte-Andress, and Meera Narame. This two-act “black comedy is about doubt and faith during the latter days of Solomon, long-time ruler of militarily and economically powerful Israel. The legendary monarch, who built the impressive Temple and holds together a diverse Nation by shrewd domestic and foreign marriages, has lost God’s favor. He is the laughing stock of the nation because he supposedly can not even see the temple.. His treasonous chief minister is in hiding. Foreign countries wait to attack the borders, and the twelve tribes are fighting among themselves. He clashes with other characters as they try to save him and the kingdom. Chief Priest Zadok wants Solomon to return to Israel’s religion. Bathsheba wants to remain queen mother. Solomon’s sister Tamar, who once caused a civil war, is intent on building a divisive shrine. The deposed Queen of Sheba, Solomon’s closest ally, wants her kingdom back. A stranger who calls himself Absalom appears and becomes indispensable because he can meet the needs of the frustrated ruler and the people surrounding him. | ||||||||||||
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