[1] The play is set in Jerusalem and presents a disastrous rehearsal of a theatrical production based on the Old and New Testaments, directed by Mr. Jay, a god-like figure.

Plot points include Creation, the fall of man, the binding of Isaac, the golden calf, and the Crucifixion, all presented with a satirical combination of seriousness and farce.

[2] The premiere at the Akademietheater in Vienna on 22 June 1991 was directed by the author,[2] with Gert Voss as Mr. Jay and Ignaz Kirchner as Goldberg.

[2] It received further stagings: Ingmar Bergman directed it at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm in 1994, using Bach's variations and hard rock.

[1] The production, which Feinberg notes as an outstanding example of mise en abyme,[8] presents "a series of disasters throughout the history of humankind where God has decided not to intervene".