The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

THE PLAY

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.

We are coming together to tell the story of Judas because of its enduring relevance. As a society this story can be worth reflecting upon, even today. It is a complex story that has stood the test of time and shaped worldviews. No doubt that Stephen Adly Guirgis wrote an incredibly important play 20 years ago. Our goal is to deliver to our audience a memorable and thought-provoking experience with our production.

THE CREW

Producer: Maximiliano Fermin

Assistant Producer: Pablo Cardona

Director: Matan Haman

Assistant Director: Dilara Naska

Stage Manager: Erin Amstein

Costume Designer: Aiden Williams-Mckraken

THE PLAYERS

Judas Iscariot: Mason Bleu Balbuena

Butch Honeywell: Daniel Baesler

Judge Littlefield/Saint Matthew: Tom McGovern

Pontious Pilate/Uncle Pino: Alfred Cabrera

Yusef Akbar Azziz Al-Nassar Gamel El-Fayoumy: Pablo Cardona

Saint Monica/Mother Teresa: Adelia Castillo

Henrietta Iscariot: Aneika Fermin

Jesus of Nazareth: Maximiliano Fermin

Fabiana Aziza Cunningham: Mia Fritz

Gloria/Caiphas The Elder: Allesondra Helwig

Loretta/Sister Glenna/Saint Peter: Destiny Kennedy

Satan: Taylor Goodwyn

Matthias of Galilee/Saint Thomas/Mary Magdalene: Reisha Savadatti

Bailiff: Victor Pascucci

Simon the Zealot/Sigmund Freud: Michael Zap

THE PLACE

The Robert Moss Theater (Playwrights Horizons Downtown)

Located at 440 Lafayette Street 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10003

THE DATES

Thursday, August 22nd @ 7PM

Friday, August 23rd @ 7PM

Saturday, August 24th @ 7PM

Sunday, August 25th @ 2PM

We are very grateful to be supported by Frayed Knot Collective. Follow them on Instagram (@frayedknotcollective) and check out their website (www.Frayedknotcollective.com) for more updates about our production, as well as everything else that Frayed Knot is up to this summer!

Our ensemble is fervent, but our means to stage the play are modest. Any kind of support for the production will go a long way. Whether or not you can donate to the fund, please do consider joining us for our special one-weekend-run at The Robert Moss Theater, across the street from The Public Theater where this play was born in 2005.

DONATION TIERS

$10 - THANK YOU

$50 - VERY GENEROUS

$100 - ABSOLUTELY AMAZING

$250 - V.I.P

1000 - Executive Producer

Despite its comedic, fantastical, and over-the-top elements, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot delves into very real and heavy crises affecting our society today: depression and suicide. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among people age 15 to 24 in the United States. Most of us know at least one person in our lives plagued by this epidemic, yet what is even more concerning is that most of us have people in our lives suffering in dark silence. Too many of God’s children are throwing themselves and all their divine gifts into the garbage. Too many of us lack the courage and will to speak up and get help. We are not looking to make profit with this production, we are looking instead to encourage our audiences to have mercy and empathy for one another, as well as faith in ourselves that we can be ok. We are putting on this production because we must have to. Therefore, anything we gain shall be donated to a cause that spreads this message further. Samaritans is a nonprofit organization that provides suicide prevention/awareness education, as well as 24-hour crisis hotlines that are operated by volunteers. Since all proceeds will be going to this cause, by coming to see our play, you are indirectly playing a role in saving innumerable lives.