Tony Award-winning playwright William Gibson's stirring biographical drama about Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir examines her transformation from Russian immigrant to American schoolteacher to a leader of international politics. The one-woman show follows the trajectory of her life focusing on the 1973 Yom Kippur War, an event in which Israel is attacked by Egypt and Syria. Golda Meir deals with the crisis, a moment that could in fact change world history, while she reflects back on her own rise to power, moving between her life in world politics and recollections of her family and acting out scenes and mimicking voices, from her husband to King Abdullah of Jordan.

Author: William Gibson
Director: Robert J. Sorbera

Rehearsals: Starting July 15 at 7pm
Performance Dates: Oct. 31 - Nov. 16 (Thu. - Sun.) and Oct. 28-30 & Nov. 4-6 (Daytime school matinees)

Note: This production is presented to area schools, requiring 6 weekday morning performances in addition to mainstage performances. An honorarium will be offered for the school matinees.

PRINCIPAL ROLES (stage age)

Golda Meir
- Fourth Israeli Prime Minister; dedicated, stalwart and passionate; maternal at times, with a dry wit, yet often brusque and straight-forward; reflective (50s-70s)