The most wonderful play. The situation is placed in the city of Jerusalem around 1167 when the three major religions lived together in relative harmony. The casting and acting were superb, but the real meat was the parable told in the latter part of the play. Truths are easily conveyed when the middle eastern story form is employed. The question put to ‘Nathan the Wise’ [who is a Jew] by the Muslim Sultan was: of the three ‘gods’ which is the true God? The answer was in parable form and brilliant!