Go, My Child

Leaving one’s parents, infertility and the search for truth, set against a background of xenophobia; 3000 years ago, but particularly relevant today where “fear of the other” easily translates into hatred; yet we strive to be a society that “loves the stranger”.   Set in ancient Mesopotamia, Go, My Child is an original account of the early lives of familiar biblical characters.  The first act is set in the xenophobic metropolis of Ur, controlled by harsh rulers.  Young precocious Sarai inspires inquisitiveness in her young friend, Abram. Sarai, the daughter of a scribe, who was taught to write, becomes a teacher and marries Abram.  She is the woman who molded the man, who changed the world.Narrowly escaping death and forced to flee Ur, his extended family ends up in the welcoming town of Charan, where Act-II is set.Surrounded by children, but unable to conceive a child of her own, Sarai’s pain grows each month; and nothing Abram can do can help. Their childless life, with Abram as a shepherd, gives him the time to ponder the world.  The arrival of a mysterious refugee with shocking news from Ur, drives the climax. It is the unity of humanity that leads Abram to conclude the oneness of god, who he is only just beginning his quest to find.  To attain their goals, they must move out from under his parents’ roof.  Sarai and Abram journey westward to restart their lives in an unknown land, as the curtain falls.