'The Fall of Heaven' Presents Challenges At The Rep
Walter Mosley's novel, "The Tempest Tales," is brought to the stage.
In The Fall of Heaven by Walter Mosely, playing at the St. Louis Repertory Theatre Jan, 5-30, 2011, Tempest Landry is accidentally gunned down by cops on the streets of Harlem. When St. Peter condemns Tempest to Hell for his sins, he refuses to go. His sins, Tempest believes, were only minor transgressions, having done only what needed to be done for survival on the mean streets of Harlem. Having never been questioned, St. Peter is shaken, and sends Tempest back to Harlem along with an accounting Angel, whose all-important job is to convince Tempest to accept St. Peter's judgment. St. Peter's secret is that mortals must willingly accept their fate, otherwise heaven will fall, allowing free reign to Satan. It is the battle of wills between …
