THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT

March 10 – 26, 2016

by Stephen Adly Guirgis

Springs Ensemble Theatre (“SET”) continues our seventh season with Stephen Adly Guirgis’s The Last Days of Judas Iscariot.

Thirty pieces of silver made his name synonymous with traitor. Now Judas Iscariot, history’s most hated sinner, gets his day in Purgatory’s court. After spending a couple millennia in the ninth circle of Hell, Judas Iscariot’s case is brought before a jury of people awaiting their own judgment. Judas’s final actions on Earth are debated by saints and sinners alike in a trial where saints, apostles, Mother Teresa, Sigmund Freud, Satan, and Christ Himself will all testify. The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is the smart, hilarious, and heartbreaking story of Judas’s ultimate fate. But can a man trapped by his own guilt and despair ever truly be exonerated?

Directed by SET Henry Award-nominated producer (The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?) and ensemble member Max Ferguson, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot features performances from a slew of Colorado Springs and Denver talent. SET ensemble member Jonathan Margheim, last seen in SET’s production of The (Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence), is the titular Judas. Guest artists performing in this production include Alayna Rose Alonge, Armour Ratcliffe, Barbara Summerville, Desiree Myers, Greg Reilly, Jack Williamson, James Amos, Jim Valone, John A. Zincone, Miriam Roth, and Taylor Geiman, with Warren Epstein as Satan.  Joining them are SET ensemble members Crystal Carter, Emory John Collinson, Gabriel Espinoza-Lira, Jenny Maloney, and Micah Speirs.

CAST & PRODUCTION TEAM

Cast

Satan/Sigmund Freud/Uncle Pino: Warren Epstein

Gloria: Barbara Summerville

Mother Teresa/Matthias/Soldier: Alayna Rose Alonge

Judge Littlefield/Caiaphas the Elder: Jim Valone

Bailiff/Saint Matthew: Micah Speirs

Loretta: Miriam Roth

Henrietta/Sister Glenna: Armour Ratcliffe

Mary Magdalene: Crystal Carter

Pontius Pilate: Taylor Geiman

Simon the Zealot/Soldier: Gabriel Espinoza-Lira

Saint Monica: Desiree Myers

Saint Thomas: Jack Williamson

Saint Peter/Soldier: James Amos

Butch Honeywell: John A. Zincone

Jesus of Nazareth: Emory John Collinson

Judas Iscariot: Jonathan Margheim

Fabiana Aziza Cunningham: Jenny Maloney

Yusef El-Fayoumy: Greg Reilly

Production Team

Producers: Max Ferguson and Jenny Maloney

Director: Max Ferguson

Stage Manager: Hannah McCullough

Dramaturg: Christine Vitale

Technical Director: Crystal Carter

Set Designer: Max Ferguson

Lighting Designer: Brianna G. Pilon

Sound Design: Jonathan Margheim

Poster Design: Matt Radcliffe

Program Design: Matt Radcliffe

Props Design: Caroline Swinford, Holly Haverkorn

Costume Design: Emory John Collinson, Jillmarie Peterson

Board Operation: Hannah McCullough