SALOME

A One-Act Gothic Tragedy

GENRE: Gothic, Stage Play,

SYNOPSIS: This is Michael’s personal English translation of Oscar Wilde’s French play. Lusting after his stepdaughter, Salome, King Herod demands that she dance for him. After refusing to do so several times, she finally relents, but the dance comes at a deadly price. The play lays bare the greed and unnatural desires of Man as seen through various characters.