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In this witty and biting contemplation on the meaning of forgiveness by playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis (The Motherf***er with the Hat), the Bible's most notorious traitor is tried in a present-day urban courtroom. Scathingly provocative with edgy, streetwise dialogue, colorful characters and courtroom shenanigans of the highest order, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is a searing look at history’s most infamous double-cross. Set in an area of downtown Purgatory where “it don't smell good,” Judas is tried by a Civil War deserter, and those called to the stand include Mother Teresa, Freud, a host of saints and sinners and ...Read More
In this witty and biting contemplation on the meaning of forgiveness by playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis (The Motherf***er with the Hat), the Bible's most notorious traitor is tried in a present-day urban courtroom. Scathingly provocative with edgy, streetwise dialogue, colorful characters and courtroom shenanigans of the highest order, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is a searing look at history’s most infamous double-cross. Set in an area of downtown Purgatory where “it don't smell good,” Judas is tried by a Civil War deserter, and those called to the stand include Mother Teresa, Freud, a host of saints and sinners and the Prince of Darkness himself. As the trial goes on, we are forced to re-examine old truths and consider what it means to forgive. July 19 – August 24; Hudson Mainstage Theater 6539 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038; $20-$30; (323) 960-7738 or www.plays411.com/judas
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