ISBN: 9780573601057

>Dramatic comedyCahracters: 3 male, 2 femaleA hip and inventive new play by Walter Mosley, best-selling author of more than 25 books andmost widely known for his popular Easy Rawlinsmyste… Meer...

>Dramatic comedyCahracters: 3 male, 2 femaleA hip and inventive new play by Walter Mosley, best-selling author of more than 25 books andmost widely known for his popular Easy Rawlinsmysteries, including "Devil in a Blue Dress."Tempest Landry, a street-wise young man livingin Harlem, unexpectedly finds himself at thePearly Gates. When Saint Peter orders him tohell, the quick-witted Tempest refuses to go.A technical loophole forces heaven to sendTempest back to Earth with an angel in tow tokeep him out of trouble. The resulting battleof wills takes an intriguing look at good versusevil and what it means to be human. The Fall of Heaven, is a stunning success. Mosley deftly reworks "The Tempest Tales" into an incendiary piece of theatre that's both enthralling and engaging, drawing in the audience and never letting them go." -Broadwayworld.com"The Fall of Heaven is one hell of a show" -TheVitalVoice.com"The Fall of Heaven is an auspicious stage debut that will entertain audiences and] could mark the rise of Walter Mosley as a powerful contemporary voice on the American stage." -City Beat"Engaging, fantastical morality play...take a well-worn theme - deceased returns to Earth with angelic guidance - and add the inimitable voice of Walter Mosley, best known for his series of Easy Rawlins suspense novels, and a nearly clich mise-en-sc ne becomes a rich playground for examination of moral greys, along with a healthy dose of American racial politics." -St. Louis Magazine Media > Book, [PU: Samuel French]<

ISBN: 9780573601057

>Dramatic comedyCahracters: 3 male, 2 femaleA hip and inventive new play by Walter Mosley, best-selling author of more than 25 books andmost widely known for his popular Easy Rawlinsmyste… Meer...

>Dramatic comedyCahracters: 3 male, 2 femaleA hip and inventive new play by Walter Mosley, best-selling author of more than 25 books andmost widely known for his popular Easy Rawlinsmysteries, including "Devil in a Blue Dress."Tempest Landry, a street-wise young man livingin Harlem, unexpectedly finds himself at thePearly Gates. When Saint Peter orders him tohell, the quick-witted Tempest refuses to go.A technical loophole forces heaven to sendTempest back to Earth with an angel in tow tokeep him out of trouble. The resulting battleof wills takes an intriguing look at good versusevil and what it means to be human. The Fall of Heaven, is a stunning success. Mosley deftly reworks "The Tempest Tales" into an incendiary piece of theatre that's both enthralling and engaging, drawing in the audience and never letting them go." -Broadwayworld.com"The Fall of Heaven is one hell of a show" -TheVitalVoice.com"The Fall of Heaven is an auspicious stage debut that will entertain audiences and] could mark the rise of Walter Mosley as a powerful contemporary voice on the American stage." -City Beat"Engaging, fantastical morality play...take a well-worn theme - deceased returns to Earth with angelic guidance - and add the inimitable voice of Walter Mosley, best known for his series of Easy Rawlins suspense novels, and a nearly clich mise-en-sc ne becomes a rich playground for examination of moral greys, along with a healthy dose of American racial politics." -St. Louis Magazine Media >, [PU: Samuel French]<