![]() ![]() is the prosecutor, an Egyptian Christian, and the resounding heart of laughter in the play. At first it seems like the show couldn't possibly work at all: there is deep, sharp pain from nearly 2000 years ago, packed tooth-by-jowl with scenes of bombastic humor.īut before you know it, we're in a spot where outrageous comedy is the only way to deal with the damnable side of man. ![]() But it's also very funny in a modern way, and jarringly "present" in our daily world, though the legal inquest takes place not far from Purgatory, in a courtroom more or less beyond time and space. The matter at hand is the fate of the disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ, sending him to be crucified. is a little like Oliver Stone's JFK in its mad conspiratorial rabbit holes, and angry theories, and tragic explanations. But they all scramble over age-old beliefs and legends, and even the relative newcomers to Mustard Seed Theatre line the sky with new constellations.Īnd there's plenty of time for everyone to put an indelible stamp on it: the tragi-comedy runs two hours and fifty minutes. And some of the actors don't need to be "coaxed" at all. White, Carl Overly, Jr., Courtney Bailey Parkerĭirector Adam Flores has coaxed every actor on his stage into a bravura performance in Stephen Adly Guirgis' overwhelming courtroom drama, based on New Testament accounts of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. Also see Richard's reviews of Raging Skillet and The Zombies of PenzanceĬhandler Spradling, Chelsea Krenning, Eric Dean
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