Photo Flash: THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT, Now Playing at Stage 773 Through 9/8

The Judas Redux team presents The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis, and directed by Julia Albain. The Last Days of Judas Iscariot will be presented at Stage 773, 1225 West Belmont in Chicago, for 18 performances, beginning tomorrow, August 23 - September 8, 2013. Check out a first look below!

Tickets, priced at $23, will go on sale Saturday, May 18 at 12:00 p.m. at the Stage 773 box office (1225 West Belmont, Chicago), by calling 773.327.5252, or online at www.stage773.com. A limited number of preferred seating tickets, priced at $48, include priority access before the house opens, reserved seating in the front row and a souvenir program.

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot tells the story of a court case over the ultimate fate of Judas Iscariot. Set in a time-bending, darkly comic world between heaven and hell, the play reexamines the plight and fate of the New Testament's most infamous and unexplained sinner. The play uses flashbacks to an imagined childhood, and lawyers who call for the testimonies of such witnesses as Mother Teresa, Caiaphas, Saint Monica, Sigmund Freud, and Satan.

The cast of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot includes Nico Ager (Sigmund Freud/Saint Matthew/Soldier 1), Shashona Brooks (Mary Magdalene/Loretta), Reed Campbell (Judas Iscariot), Britney Coleman (Gloria/Soldier 2), Ali Gordon (Matthias of Galilee/Sister Glenna/Soldier 3), Lauren Lopez (Saint Monica/Mother Theresa), Jessica Maynard (Henrietty Iscariot), Alex Odell (Fabiana Aziza Cunningham), Joey Richter (Satan/Saint Thomas), Brian Rosenthal (Bailiff/Simon the Zealot), Dylan Saunders (Judge/Caiaphas the Elder), Daniel Strauss (Yusef El-Fayoumy), Joseph Walker (Saint Peter/Pontius Pilate/Uncle Pino), and Liam White (Butch Honeywell). The role of Jesus of Nazareth is TBA. Throughout the run there will also be surprise guest stars from both stage and screen.

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot will be presented at Stage 773, 1225 West Belmont in Chicago, for 18 performances, August 23 - September 8, 2013. Performances will be held Tuesdays thru Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. (September 1 and 8 only). There will be additional Sunday evening performances on August 25 at 6:00 p.m. (press opening) and Sunday, September 1 at 7:30 p.m.

Individual tickets, priced at $23 (general admission) and $48 (preferred seating and souvenir program) will go on sale Saturday, May 18 at 12 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the Stage 773 box office, 1225 West Belmont in Chicago; by calling 773.327.5252; or online at www.stage773.com.

Photo Credit: Mark Albain

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