September 25th 2001
 

"he’s created solo shows about Solomon and Elijah, but after 18 months of working on those two characters, Marcus is thinking about a much broader project."

"I would love to create a complete biblical series, like Shakespeare’s history plays. The Bible is a massive resource to Jewish writers," he says.

"Shakespeare had Latin and Italian chronicles. This is what we have."

"I like Solomon’s teenage angst - when he’s 60," Freed comments. The performance got a standing ovation.

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