▁H ult man , ▁Republican ▁ ▁Other ▁candidates ▁Robert ▁D . ▁D ille y , ▁Independent ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁References ▁▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Iowa ▁G ubern atorial <0x0A> </s> ▁Gold a ' s ▁Bal con y ▁is ▁a ▁play ▁by ▁William ▁Gib son . ▁ ▁It ▁follows ▁the ▁traject ory ▁of ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Gold a ▁Me ir ▁from ▁Russian ▁imm igr ant ▁to ▁American ▁school te acher ▁to ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁international ▁politics ▁as ▁the ▁fourth ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Israel . ▁Much ▁of ▁its ▁focus ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁period ▁surrounding ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁War , ▁when ▁Israel ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁Egypt ▁and ▁Sy ria . ▁Gib son ' s ▁drama ▁suggests ▁Me ir ▁threatened ▁Richard ▁N ixon ▁and ▁Henry ▁K iss inger ▁with ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁against ▁her ▁enemies , ▁conce iv ably ▁starting ▁World ▁War ▁III , ▁unless ▁the ▁U . S . ▁came ▁to ▁her ▁country ’ s ▁aid . ▁ ▁Gib son ▁first ▁expl ored ▁Me ir ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁in ▁his ▁multi - character ▁work ▁Gold a , ▁which ▁was ▁produced ▁on ▁Broadway ▁with ▁Anne ▁B anc ro ft ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role . ▁Never ▁fully ▁satisfied ▁with ▁the ▁piece , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁tack le ▁the ▁subject ▁matter , ▁this ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁one - w oman ▁play . ▁ ▁Gold a ' s ▁Bal con y , ▁produced ▁by ▁David ▁Fish el son , ▁opened ▁Off - B