Coconut Grove Theatre Festival: A Shiva for Joseph: Day Two

A Shiva for Joseph: Day Two

Written by Brandon Urrutia | Directed by Charisma Jolly

Joseph is dead. His family is unraveling. And his 18-year-old son Joshua is in the next room, grappling with the fact that he is quite literally God incarnate. As relatives crowd into a Brooklyn apartment to mourn, they begin to question Joshua’s divinity. Some see him as a miracle, while others see him as a threat. And Joshua himself? He just wants his father back.

Blending biblical allegory with kitchen-sink realism, this second part in a seven-day theatrical cycle is a bold journey through grief, belief, and the unbearable weight of being chosen—asking, what does faith mean when even God is grieving?

Coconut Grove Theatre Festival is thrilled to be bringing theatre back to the Grove with a weekend of staged play readings at the Woman’s Club of Coconut Grove featuring South Florida playwrights, directors,…