PILATE: The Lost Gospel

PILATE: The Lost Gospel is set in 36 AD. Pontius Pilate — former Prefect of Judea, soldier of Rome, and the man who sentenced Jesus of Nazareth to death — has been summoned back to Rome to account for his governance. What follows is not a political defense. It is a confession. A reckoning. And, ultimately, a gospel told in his own words. Punter’s writing moves between the epic and the intimate — tracing Pilate’s life from the battlefields of Germania to the fractious streets of Jerusalem, and to the singular encounter with a “‘mysterious rabbi from Nazareth” that would define him forever. Part thriller, part memoir, part moral reckoning, the play asks what it means to be a man of conscience in a world that rewards brutality. About Maxwell Caulfield (Pontius Pilate) Maxwell Caulfield has enjoyed a long and varied career. Best known for his on screen work in Grease 2, Empire Records and Dynasty he has also played Broadway in An Inspector Calls and Chicago. He and his actress wife Juliet Mills regard their years living in the Carpinteria Valley among the happiest of their now 46 year strong marriage.'Maxwell Caulfield brings quiet authority and unsettling complexity to the role of Pontius Pilate... part memoir, part thriller...' Hollywood TimesAbout Michael Punter (Playwright) Michael Punter is a celebrated British playwright whose work is known for its precise, muscular language and its fearless engagement with history and moral complexity. Pilate: The Lost Gospel draws on primary historical sources including the Gospels, the works of Josephus and Philo, and Ann Wroe’s biography Pilate: The Biography of an Invented Man. The play has received acclaim at performances across the United States. PILATE: The Lost Gospel is set in 36 AD. Pontius Pilate — former Prefect of Judea, soldier of Rome, and the man who sentenced Jesus of Nazareth to death — has been summoned back to Rome to account for his governance. What follows is not a political defense. It is a confession. A reckoning. And, ultimately, a gospel told in his own words. Punter’s writing moves between the epic and the intimate — tracing Pilate’s life from the battlefields of Germania to the fractious streets of Jerusalem, and to the singular encounter with a “‘mysterious rabbi from Nazareth” that would define him forever. Part thriller, part memoir, part moral reckoning, the play asks what it means to be a man of conscience in a world that rewards brutality. About Maxwell Caulfield (Pontius Pilate) Maxwell Caulfield has enjoyed a long and varied career. Best known for his on screen work in Grease 2, Empire Records and Dynasty he has also played Broadway in An Inspector Calls and Chicago. He and his actress wife Juliet Mills regard their years living in the Carpinteria Valley among the happiest of their now 46 year strong marriage.'Maxwell Caulfield brings quiet authority and unsettling complexity to the role of Pontius Pilate... part memoir, part thriller...' Hollywood TimesAbout Michael Punter (Playwright) Michael Punter is a celebrated British playwright whose work is known for its precise, muscular language and its fearless engagement with history and moral complexity. Pilate: The Lost Gospel draws on primary historical sources including the Gospels, the works of Josephus and Philo, and Ann Wroe’s biography Pilate: The Biography of an Invented Man. The play has received acclaim at performances across the United States. Show More