Now this is Theater. I’ve wanted to write those words in a review for so long and am thrilled to finally be able to ascribe them to Urban Theater Movement’s production of MASSACRE (Sing to Your Children) by José Rivera. … Continue reading →
Stephen Adly Giurgis sets his play in Purgatory, where Judas is on trial for his betrayal of Jesus, with events and characters filtered through a decidedly modern, urban sensibility. For most of Act 1, it’s engrossing stuff, but Giurgis’ tone … Continue reading →
As is usually the case, Jeremy Aluma and the Urban Theatre Movement’s latest production was incredibly well mounted. The set was intriguing and evocative, the lighting was effective, the direction was confident and innovative, using an untraditional space very well, … Continue reading →
This eccentric work from the pen of Stephen Adly Guirgis is a loopy fantasia, bringing biblical and real-life characters from different eras together in a courtroom in purgatory, where Judas Iscariot, betrayer of Jesus Christ, is on trial. The iconoclastic … Continue reading →
It’s been 2,000 years since apostle Judas Iscariot kissed Jesus Christ goodbye and turned him over to the Jews. Since then, he’s been in the purgatory, writing half-sentences on walls with small pieces of white chalk, all according to Stephen … Continue reading →
When your name goes down in history for betraying someone as powerful as the Messiah himself, it’s going to take some mighty doing in order to clear your name. In “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot,” writer Stephen Adly Guirgis … Continue reading →
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is a modern, provocative and thoughtful retelling of the gospel accounts of Judas, betrayer of Jesus by Stephen Adly Giurgis, one of America’s hottest current playwrights and it gets a wonderful treatment in the … Continue reading →
Jeremy Aluma’s production of “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” covers all things biblical, but expands to encompass some of the pure wonder of life. From the biblical approach of purgatory, to what some believe is the greatest crime a … Continue reading →
You don’t enter the theatre looking for Judas. In fact, when you enter the doors of the Alexandria Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, you might forget that you’re looking for a theatre. You’re more likely to expect partying patrons in … Continue reading →
On a cool Friday night in downtown Los Angeles, raindrops danced in the puddles forming on the sidewalk, techno beats poured out of dimly lit buildings, and on the third floor of The Alexandria hotel, the Urban Theatre Movement opened … Continue reading →
