Upcoming: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Theatre Arts Organization at Howson Hall, Unitarian Universalist Church, March 22 - 31

Theatre Arts Organization

presents

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

by Stephen Adly Guirgis
directed by Rod Porter

March 22-31 - 7:30pm
Thursdays-Fridays

at Howson Hall Theatre, 4700 Grover Avenue, Austin, TX 78756 (click for map)

Tickets available at the door- $15 Students / UU Members | $ 20 General Admission | $10 Groups of 10

Set in a time-bending, seriocomically imagined world between Heaven and Hell, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot brings witnesses such as a foul-mouthed St. Monica, Mother Teresa, Pontius Pilate, and many of Jesus' disciples to the courtroom of Judge Littlefield for questioning forgiveness, mercy, damnation and truth with provocative and hilarious examinations and testimonies. WARNING: Strong language and adult content

CAST: Jon Richardson, Josean Rodriguez, Vanessa Marroquin, Jordan Cooper, Matt Frazier, Kenny Dolin, Hannah McClellan, Benjamin Myers, Lindsley Howard, Leslie Turner, Cameron Allen, Meredith Montgomery, Michael Balagia & Taylor Read

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, The Royal Pretenders at Sam Bass Community Theatre, August 19 - 29

. . . or, perhaps, The Road to Salvation as imagined by Bart Simpson.

The setting is a clichéd and unfunny take on the Day of Judgment, the plot's a mess, the characters are mostly caricatures, and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot was LONG -- close to three hours, including one intermission.

A brilliant and moving play was hiding inside this mess, one that came clear in the concluding scenes, after the grunge and cuteness had been burned away.

One had the impression that Stephen Adly Guirgis set out to write a stand-up comedy routine about the afterlife and just couldn't bear to discard any of the many characters that occurred to him along the way.

Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Royal Pretenders at the Sam Bass Community Theatre, August 19 - 29

. . or, perhaps, The Road to Salvation as imagined by Bart Simpson.


The setting is a clichéd and unfunny take on the Day of Judgment, the plot's a mess, the characters are mostly caricatures, and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot was LONG -- close to three hours, including one intermission.


A brilliant and moving play was hiding inside this mess, one that came clear in the concluding scenes, after the grunge and cuteness had been burned away.


One had the impression that Stephen Adly Guirgis set out to write a stand-up comedy routine about the afterlife and just couldn't bear to discard any of the many characters that occurred to him along the way.

Read more and view images at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . .