Open to Public / Digital Initiative
Book of Job Project at Exodus
Free Event
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Wed, Jul 01.2020
Virtual Event
About the play
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The Book of Job by Translated by Stephen Mitchell
The Book of Job is an ancient Hebrew poem that timelessly explores how humans behave when bad things happen to good people. At the beginning of the poem, Job, a righteous and prosperous man, is tested by God. In the span of one day, he loses everything—his children, his crops, his livestock, his house, and his health. Convinced of his own innocence, Job sits silently in the dirt behind what's left of his home and asks God for an explanation. But God doesn't answer. Job is visited by a group of friends who, at first, sympathize with his suffering, but when Job begins to question why he has been singled out and made to suffer, they condemn his behavior and accuse him of having done something to deserve his terrible fate. In spite of these accusations, Job clings to the belief that he has done nothing wrong and continues to shake his fists at the sky in righteous indignation. At the very end of the poem, God reveals himself to Job as a disembodied voice within a whirlwind and rebukes him for presuming to understand His will. Job covers his mouth and falls silent, and—in an enigmatic ending—God restores his health and prosperity, doubling his children, his livestock, and his crops.
Cast Members
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Jeffrey Wright
Job
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Kimberly Hèbert
Job's Wife
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Frankie Faison
God
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David Strathairn
Bildad, Messenger 1
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Jumaane Williams
Zophar, Messenger 2
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David Zayas
Eliphaz, Messenger 3
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