WELCOME TO QUEER BIBLE STUDY, first lesson, from the Gospel of Mark - the story of Salome.

Amidst rising rumors of the Messiah and bizarro family dynamics, the birthday dinner of Herod
Tetrarch of Judea goes off the rails as his stepdaughter the Princess Salome sets her sights on
earning the favor of John the Baptist, who is being held captive in the cistern directly beneath the
dinner table. An adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s Salome, and incorporating many iterations of the
Princess that has captured artists for centuries- this play is not telling anything resembling the
truth. Not reclaiming any history. Not telling the definitive story. Just having a bit of fun.

This is a story where queer love is as ancient and transcendent as straight love. It is as powerful
and mysterious. It is as awesome and terrifying. It is as horrific and beautiful.