The Judge (Dylan Saunders) committed suicide in 1864 and runs the court according to his whims. The scene is a court room in a corner of Purgatory called Hope that finds defense attorney Fabiana Cunningham (Alex Odell) speaking for Judas while El-Fayoumy (Daniel Strauss) speaks to uphold eternal hell for Judas. Guirgis wonders why Judas Iscariot was condemned to hell for eternity when other apostles were give forgiveness by Jesus? Judas is on trial to determine if he is eligible for redemption. Iscariot is a passion play wherein Guirgis has done his research as he tackles Catholic religious doctrine about the conflict between divine mercy and the personal choices due to human free will. Under the labored pace by director Julia Albain with sound problems and an uneven performances, this Iscariot drones on for a tedious 2 hours, 40 minutes.
The last times I saw Stephan Adly Guirgis’ The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (at the Gift Theatre) I enjoyed the play but Iscariot is a tricky beast to conquer.
Projection problems, slurred speech patterns and slow pace doom The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
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