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Golgotha

Short Play, Drama  /  1m

Don Nigro

In this complex monologue, a man confuses his life in contemporary Pittsburgh with vivid memories of a simultaneous existence as Jesus.

Golgotha

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
In this complex monologue, a man confuses his life in contemporary Pittsburgh with vivid memories of a simultaneous existence as Jesus. These identities interpenetrate his struggle to work out his relationship with Mary Magdalene and to perceive the nature of salvation. Pontius Pilate, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Lazarus coexist in the troubled world of the speaker as he shares his torments. A tour de force play for an actor in his prime. In Winchelsea Dround & Other Plays.
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  • Time Period Present Day
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 30 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Intense Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

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Don Nigro

Don Nigro

Don Nigro is among the most frequently published and widely produced playwrights in the world and has continued to build a deeply interrelated and diverse body of dramatic literature, employing a wide variety of dramatic conventions and styles of presentation. He has written ...

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