A couple of years ago Pacific Theatre co-produced a staged reading of one of my favourite plays - The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis. It ran for two weeks to sold out audiences, and provoked most who attended to ask "When is there going to be the full production?" We chuckled to ourselves because we knew that based on our ticket prices, audience size and annual budget that there was no way that we could stage a full production requiring 13 (I believe) Equity actors. ... Well it turns out that when 5 theatre companies pull their resources together that the possibility exists. And so I spent my Saturday afternoon at the full production.
GREAT SHOW!!! Very interesting to see it in a new and larger space with the full set, lights, costumes, and the whole shebang. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to see the show and give Luke the chance to check it out too. ...
To summarize, the show is about the case of Judas Iscariot vs. the Kingdom of Heaven and Earth taking place in a courtroom somewhere between heaven and hell. A lawyer presents the case for Judas to be allowed in Heaven, and to help with the case historical figures like Mother Teresa, Sigmund Freud, Pontius Pilate, and others take the stand. Crass, beautiful, human and hilarious, the show is a great beginning of a theological debate. Just wait to hear what Satan has to say when he takes the stand!
Great show! Followed up by some awesome apartment party hopping in the evening. Awesome!
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