Word: jesus
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...like you've stepped into the famous da Vinci painting: a beaming Jesus presides over the meal from the middle of the table, with Judas the traitor seated on his left and faithful Simon (boyish good looks and all) seated on his right. But this is no Italian basilica--this is the Currier dining hall, and Jesus (Jeffery E. Fowler '01) is complaining about the service, Judas (Ryan P. Shrime '00) is cracking off-color jokes, and one of the apostles (but not Simon, played by Stefan H. Atkinson '03) is still nursing a hangover. Grab some of His body...
With their penchant for re-christening (so to speak) all things Biblical, the cast and crew of Jesus Christ Superstar have renamed this meal "The Ultimate Supper." The original Last Supper starred only Jesus and the 12 apostles, but version 2.0 includes not only them but also most of the cast and crew joining together in one unholy racket. Everyone is trying to talk at once, each hoping to convey the unbridled, almost cultish enthusiasm that pervades all aspects of this show's production. Jesus tries to silence the masses a few times but eventually takes to silently breaking...
...show itself. The show is heavily infused with the (slightly clichd) flower-power flavor of the '60s and '70s (the era in which it was written): it's brash, it's carefree--make love, not theater. The problem is that everyone's so busy having fun in the show, Jesus' message sometimes get lost in the fuss. This is best emblematized in the twelve self-proclaimed Jesus "groupies." (The apostles are: Ari K. Appel '03, Stefan H. Atkinson '03, Brian J. Averell '02, Thomas N. Blodgett '01, Adam V. Kline '02, Hollin N. Kretzmann '02, David E. Larson, Ryan...
...show. Although now the campus is inundated with the slick, black, official posters for the show, the previous weeks' many teasers took on the Stations of the Cross, Harvard-style, making anyone walking around campus an unwitting pilgrim on a very postmodern Via Dolorosa. On one poster, Jesus pours himself a Slurpee; on another, he checks his email from a Science Center kiosk. The diners at the "Ultimate Supper" mention that they've had their teasers torn down and covered up by other posters (even once or twice by posters advertising events sponsored by religious groups)....A common fate...
...Some have dared to call this the last Jesus of the millennium--a trailer if you will, a preview of the Real Deal. Whether you've been bitten by the Y2J bug or just think the whole thing bites, we hope you've enjoyed this weekly feature on one of the biggest productions of the fall theater season. Ready for the Second Coming? Operators are standing...