November 7–December 15, 2013
Written by Motti Lerner
Translated from Hebrew by Hillel Halkin
Directed by Jimmy McDermott
A compassionate but wary 62-year-old Jesus and an egomaniacal Emperor Nero torment the ailing psyche of the Apostle Paul as he struggles to universalize monotheism against fierce opposition from a Jewish religious establishment threatened with spiritual extinction. Silk Road Rising commissioned the translation of Paulus from Hebrew into English.
Paulus | Daniel Cantor*
Jesus | Torrey Hanson*
Hananiah | Bill McGough*
Drusilla | Dana Black
Trophimos | Anthony DiNicola
Ensemble and Understudy for Lysias, Felix | Kroydell Galima
Adima | Carolyn Hoerdemann
Ensemble and Understudy for Trophimos, Nero, Eleazar | Scott Shimizu
Nero, Eleazar | Glenn Stanton
Lysias, Felix | D'Wayne Taylor
Understudy for Paulus, Soldier 1, Soldier 2 | Jonathan Nichols
Understudy for Adima, Drusilla | Virginia Lee Marie Martinez
Understudy for Jesus, Hananiah | Daniel Houle
*Member of Actor's Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.
Producer | Malik Gillani
Producer | Jamil Khoury
Playwright | Motti Lerner
Translator | Hillel Halkin
Director | Jimmy McDermott
Production Manager | Corey Pond
Stage Manager | Donald E. Claxon*
Scenic Designer | Dan Stratton
Costume Designer | Elsa Hiltner
Lighting Designer | Rebecca A. Barrett
Sound Designer | Peter J. Storms
Props Designer | Jesse Gaffney
Fight Choreographer | Glenn Stanton
Dramaturg | Neal Ryan Shaw
Casting Director | Becca McCracken, Claire Simon Casting
Technical Director | Jason Pikscher
Assistant Director and Marketing Associate | A. George Bajalia
Assistant Stage Manager | Heather Timmerman
Wardrobe Supervisor | Ashely Thompson
Master Electrician | Ellie Humphrys
Community Outreach Coordinator | David Chack
Arts Management Intern | Brandon Allen
Box Office Manager | Al Gillani
House Manager | Lindsay Byrne
Program Editor | Sarah Ibis
Press and Archive Photographer | Michael Brosilow
Videographer | Deann Baker
*Member of Actor's Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.
Feature "Motti Lerner’s ‘PAULUS’ at Silk Road Rising Theatre Company," Worldview, WBEZ Chicago, November 13, 2013
Review "Paulus," Around the Town Chicago, November 17, 2013
Review "Silk Road’s new ‘Paulus’ a fascinating blend of faiths," Northwest Indiana Times, November 18, 2013
Review "Religious message comes through the loudest in 'Paulus'," Chicago Tribune, November 19, 2013
Review "Dangerous inclusivity in Silk Road Rising’s Paulus," Howlround Theatre Commons, December 11, 2013
