Salome
A Play By christopher adams-cohen
Cast 4 // 120 Minutes
When Salome’s mother arrives demanding he sign away his shares of the family estate, he refuses—and she threatens to lodge herself in the dingy apartment he shares with his street hustler boyfriend, Joe, until he does. The relationship between mother and son elevates to a raging sexual rivalry, as an explosive battle of class, gender and sexuality plays out between the mother, her prodigal son and their brutish lover. Adams-Cohen’s new version of the infamous Biblical tale ‘incites a militantly erotic epiphany for the 21st Century’ (Showmag).
“. . . a surreal and sexual experience that is simply beautiful to watch.”
“. . .[a] gay fever-dream... more Kenneth Anger than Oscar Wilde.”
“. . . an avant-garde theatrical experience with plenty of raw sex and simmering violence.”
Development History:
Production: Mack Sennett Studios, LA, US 2016 (dir. Patrick Kennelly)
Staged Reading: Chateau Marmont, LA, US 2016 (dir. Kristen Osborn)
Workshop: Montserrat DTLA, LA, US 2015 (dir. Ken Sawyer)
Reading: Barker Lofts, Los Angeles CA 2015 (dir. Christopher Adams-Cohen)
Workshop Production: UCLA New Play Fest, Los Angeles, CA 2014 (dir. Christopher Adams-Cohen)