Beauty and The Bible: The Testimonies of Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Esther, Abigail, Tamar and the daughters of Job. Childless, manipulative, jealous, faithful, submissive, abused and blessed–these are the stores of the most beautiful women that ever lived.

Written by Reev Robledo. Produced by Lightswitch Publishing and PAMBRidGe Events.

SM Megamall, Cinema 7, November 21, 2009.

Lyz Tiongson as Sarah	Micaela Pineda as Rebekah
Ninna Juan as Rachel	Hiyasmin Neri as Esther
Vida Curray as Abigail	Faith Roanne Caronan as Tamar
Imee Suarez as Jemimah	Jenny Talam as Keziah
Hiyasmin Neri, Lyz Tiongson, Vida Curray, Ninna Juan, Micaela Pineda, AIka Licudan, Jenny Talam, Faith Roanne Caronan, Reev Robledo, Imee Suarez

After 20 years of a mighty rule, King David falls into the trap of lust and taints his kingdom with blood. Bathsheba, his beautiful mistress, mourns her husband’s death while pregnant with a child destined to die. Disobedience, adultery, deception and ultimately murder. The second half of David’s monarchy is a life of strife and bloodshed.

Artwork by Andrew Aleta

Here’s an excerpt from my first musicale Shepherd King, The Story of David which you can preview here. The stageplay highlights significant events in the life of King David such as his anointing, heroism, fall into sin, dark family heritage and glorious kingdom.

Claude Villacorta as Bathsheba

We are privileged to have discovered a very talented stage actress (singer, model and dancer too!) in the form of Claude Villacorta who portrayed Bathsheba to perfection. Here she performs “Mourning After”, a sorrowful lament moments after her husband had been killed through an illicit affair with King David.

Claude in the preview of Shepherd King

Click play to listen to her studio recording.

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Mourning After
Written and orchestrated by Reev Robledo
Lightswitch Publishing ©2005

O why, my king
Why did thee allow
Please help me see
Past through it somehow
Why the man I held
Every morning in bed
Is now a breath away
Only mem’ries remain
I am broken

O why, my lord
Why must you take away
The man I swore
To cherish night and day
Was I powerless
In my heart lies unrest
Blame my foolish ways
For having put me to shame
Please forgive me

I find comfort in the arms of my king
Now that my mourning is over
I pray this union is blessing that brings
Peace to our home, a decent shelter
Please help me understand
The wisdom of your plan

Because my king
You are the chosen one
I won’t question why
My fate is in your hands
My king

Shepherd. Warrior. Psalmist. Father. King.

Heralded as Israel’s greatest ruler, no other character has been mentioned in the Bible as much as the son of Jesse. “Shepherd King, The Story of David” is a musical stageplay highlighting significant events in his rich and colorful life.

The musicale features original music written and directed by Reev Robledo. Production team includes prod manager Teri Tolosa and assistant director Mark Limchoa. The preview was staged at the St. Francis Square Auditorium, 5th flr. on December 22 Friday, 2006 at 8pm.

Title: Shepherd King, The Story of David
Artist: Reev Robledo
Genre: Christian Music
Producer: Reev Robledo
Publisher: Lightswitch Music
Release Date: TBA

An original musicale featuring 17 tracks of orchestral song arrangements.

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