God’s Donkey: A Play on Moses

The story of Moses and the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage stands as a watershed in the development of human consciousness. The most basic assumptions of the modern world view–the existence of “history,” national identity, and individual choice–are deeply embedded within this age-old narrative. God’s Donkey: A Play on Moses mines a variety of source materials, including biblical translations and commentaries, to reveal the forgotten layers of meaning and to restore a sense of dignity, wonder, and humor to a story that is often trivialized and exploited by commercial media. This production begins A Traveling Jewish Theatre’s New Roots Season.