other things from this production i really liked (and it was local, so sorry, people asking for a slime tutorial!):
the set design had several propaganda posters with right wing slogans (anti-trans, pro-deportation, anti-abortion, pro-book burning, etc) covering the walls, having been painted over and vandalized with progressive slogans by jesus's followers
a large portion of the cast was trans, including jesus, and many of the costumes were gender non-conforming, especially among the apostles and jesus's followers
jesus's vibe in this production was very "community organizer in way over his head" and overall they leaned into the "leftist infighting" take on the apostles
"can we start again please?" was a candlelight vigil for jesus held outside of pilate's by the apostles
easily the most horrifying depiction of the temple i've seen; rather than going the usual route of "brothel" or "drug trafficking" that i've seen other modern productions do, this one portrayed it as straight-up human trafficking, with some of the victims being the refugee family we saw in the prologue. it was genuinely frightening to the point of it being a relief when jesus comes in and starts flipping tables
both judas and mary magdalene are present for the scene where jesus is mobbed and assaulted by the beggars, both looking increasingly upset, and mary is about to run over and interfere before jesus pushes them off himself. jesus breaks down in mary's arms while judas goes to see the pharisees
they super leaned into the mary magdalene-jesus-judas love triangle take, but to be fair, what other way is there to do it?
possibly my favorite version of "john 19:41". after the crucifixion and jesus's death, judas's spirit enters dressed in white, helps jesus off the cross, and the two hold hands and walk offstage into the light together. overall the production played jesus as having already forgiven judas's betrayal before it even happened.
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