

Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train
Stephen Adly Guirgis
THE STORY: Set in a time-bending, darkly comic world between heaven and hell, THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT reexamines the plight and fate of the New Testament's most infamous and unexplained sinner.
"A real jaw-dropper. Expressionistic fantasy… raw language and flamboyantly street-savvy characters… [Guirgis’] imagination is dazzling and his command of language downright thrilling."
— Variety
"An extraordinary play… not since Angels in America have I seen a play so unafraid to acknowledge the power of the spirit."
— The Guardian
"The Last Days of Judas Iscariot shares many of the traits that have made Mr. Guirgis a playwright to reckon with in recent years: a fierce and questing mind that refuses to settle for glib answers, a gift for identifying with life’s losers and an unforced eloquence that finds the poetry in lowdown street talk… Mr. Guirgis is a zealous and empathic researcher, and he presents dilemmas of ancient Galilee in terms winningly accessible to the 21st century."
— The New York Times
"One of the most passionate and powerful young playwrights to have come down the theatrical runway… A must for anyone interested in the work of thoughtful and original playwrights."
— Curtain Up
| Character |
|---|
| Gloria |
| Mother Teresa |
| Judge |
| Caiaphas The Elder |
| Saint Matthew |
| Loretta |
| Mary Magdalene |
| Sister Glenna |
| Pontius Pilate |
| Uncle Pino |
| Bailiff |
| Simon The Zealot |
| Sigmund Freud |
| Matthias Of Galilee |
| Saint Thomas |
| Jesus Of Nazareth |
| Judas Iscariot |
| Saint Monica |
| Henrietta Iscariot |
| Butch Honeywell |
| Fabiana Aziza Cunningham |
| Yusef El-Fayoumy |
| Soldiers |
| Satan |
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot – Chicago Production Trailer
The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot is a religious play written by Stephen Adly Guirgis and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (2006).
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