A darkly witty backstage comedy exploring faith, trauma, and history through satire and farce.
A major work by an experimental theater master, this darkly witty backstage comedy set in Jerusalem delves into human history’s most profound tragedies. As Mr. Jay, a director symbolizing Jehovah, and his assistant Goldberg, an Auschwitz survivor, navigate a chaotic rehearsal of biblical disasters, the play explores themes of creation, faith, trauma, and survival. With a satirical mix of seriousness and farce, it revisits the Holocaust, memory, and the complex relationship between God and man, all while echoing the layered structure of Bach’s "Goldberg Variations."