by
Susan Palmes-Dennis
After
two years of successful performances the original Caribbean musical
entitled “Moses is coming!” will be coming to Charlotte, North
Carolina in the first week of November this year.
The
play will be led by Jesuit priest Fr. Ho Lung, founder of the
Missionaries of the Poor (MOP), an international Roman Catholic
monastic religious institute of brothers which celebrated 33 years of
existence and is dedicated to serving the poor.
“Moses
is Coming” is based on the Old Testament account of the Hebrew
leader and prophet that is updated with lively Caribbean rhythms and
dance and colorful costumes.
One of
the flyers described the show thus: ” Let the Holy Spirit awaken in
you in a most marvelous way” and promised that it will bring tears
and laughter to the audience as they see the enactment of Moses's
story from the 10 plagues of Egypt to the parting of the Red Sea.
Tickets
are priced at adults:$30.00,child(13 or younger):$15.00.students
(high school/college), seniors ($60 plus) $20.00 family (four or
more):$75.00,group (10 or more):$ 20.00 per ticket. Reservations are
priced at $50.
Information
and tickets are at www.mosesincharlotte.com or call 704-999-6354
980-228-0406.
Jesett
Kelly, a member of St. Thomas Aquinas, is excited about the musical.
“We
would surely watch it,” she said. Another Fil-American friend
Dorena Reynolds was already reviewing the best schedule to watch the
show at the Halton Theater.
The
musical is scheduled from November 4 to 6 and is for the benefit of
the poor, homeless and abandoned. Among the members of the MOP
community are Filipinos from Masbate and Naga City and other parts of
the Philippines.
The
MOP's headquarters is in Kingston, Jamaica, where they maintain six
missions homes for destitute persons,including the sick, disabled, or
dying persons.
They
also operate in India (Andra Pradesh and Orissa), the Philippines
(Naga City and Cebu) Haiti (Cap-Haitien) Uganda, Kenya and in
Monroe,North Carolina and the US. A mission is being established in
Indonesia.
