Regional Premiere of LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT Opens in Murfreesboro Thursday 8/23

Curtain goes up Thursday night, August 23, on the regional premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, directed by George W. Manus Jr. for Murfreesboro's Out Front on Main.

Guirgis' 2005 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, Pontius Pilate and Satan.

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot boast a cast of 14 actors and tells the story of a court case to determine the ultimate fate of Judas Iscariot. The play features Holly Amber, Patrick Goedicke, Michael Rex, Zach Parker, Michael Adcock, Lila Tuck, Jan Parrish Hendon, Luke Patton, Bryan Arroyd, Maryjean Goedicke, Tori Doll, Jon Anderson, with Peter Depp as Jesus and Blair Thompson as Judas. 

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot runs August 23-September 1, with performances Thursday through Sunday nights at 7:30 p.m.

For information and reservations, call (615) 869-8617 or go to www.outfrontonmain.com.

Pictured (left to right) Peter Depp, Blair Thompson and Michael Adcock

Jeffrey Ellis is a Nashville-based writer, editor and critic, who's been covering the performing arts in Tennessee for more than 25 years. He is the recipient of the Tennessee Theatre Association's Distinguished Service Award for his coverage of theatre in the Volunteer State and was the founding editor/publisher of Stages, the Tennessee Onstage Monthly. He is a past fellow of the National Critics Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center and is the founder/executive producer of The First Night Honors, held during Labor Day Weekend, which honor oustanding theater artists in Tennessee in recognition of their lifetime achievements and includes The First Night Star Awards and the Most Promising Actors. Midwinter's First Night, held the first Sunday in January after New Year's Day, honors outstanding productions and performances throughout the state. Further, Ellis directed the Nashville premiere of La Cage Aux Folles, The Last Night of Ballyhoo and An American Daughter, as well as award-winning productions of Damn Yankees, Company, Gypsy and The Rocky Horror Show, with Ellis honored by The Tennessean as best director of a musical for both Company and Rocky Horror.

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