Selah
Book by Deidre Purcell, Music & Lyrics by Kelvyn Koning

Selah tells the story of King David via the queer and female voices often unheard in Biblical stories. Siblings Jonathan and Michal fall in love with David when he arrives at the court of their troubled father, Saul. Unexpectedly, he loves both in return. The prophetess Abigail joins the family after predicting David’s kingship. Once he is crowned, David also marries Bathsheba, after extracting her from a loveless marriage.This unconventional retelling also shows David mourning the loss of his beloved Jonathan, and the ways in which each of his wives seek to understand and love this complicated man.

Run time: approx. 100 minutes

CAST:
Samuel, a prophet, who predicts David’s ascension and mentors him

Saul, a troubled king, father of Michal and Jonathan

David, a shepherd and musician who is destined to become King

Jonathan, Saul’s son, who loves David and does not want to be King

Michal, Saul’s daughter, who struggles with the expectations of a princess

Abigail, a prophetess whose prophecies are scorned by her husband

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, who chafes at the restrictions of marriage

​Nathan, a prophet, who warns David of his hubris

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