Word: showings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Like any other man, he gets angry, he gets frustrated, he gets medieval on the moneychangers. He's a human and humane Christ struggling with spirituality and faith just like any other person--Jeff Fowler not excluded. "Understanding is a big part of this show. He [Jesus] believes that He's dying and that He's dying for a reason, but the understanding of that reason is missing. Jesus is trying to build up to the reason, and it's the same with my faith: I believe, and I'm going to lead my life working towards understanding...
...Fowler considers himself a Christian, and he doesn't feel his faith is affronted by the questioning, human Jesus of the show (two other students chose not to be involved in the production for religious reasons). "As a believer I can believe what I want onstage, but as an actor I have a goal and obligation--and desire--to portray him as a character [just as I would any other character]...as a man who has this amazing secret that he wants to tell everybody. It's good news, but it's like Cassandra the prophet [whose predictions of defeat...
...This is not to imply that the show is some millennial tent revival. Indeed, the cast constantly jokes about Fowler's connection to his character: "If there's a scene in rehearsal when I'm not doing much, we'll play a mock game of 'paper, rock, scissors' where I win every single time. If I went to a party, and they didn't have enough to drink, they'd be like 'get over here, we've got a bucket of ice--change this into something!'...Some people say they're really reluctant to piss me off now, because...
...could be the Son of Man echoes the sentiments of the rest of the cast and crew in saying: "I don't hope to influence how people think about Jesus; I'm just trying to entertain. The idea of this show is that we want people to feel that theater can be fun, that they're holding on to a ticket that's half rock opera and half rock concert, something that'll really get them excited about theater, a real adrenaline rush...
...unfortunate occurrence," Portman said. "In a punch season we're trying to show the punches a good time. This hurts the club because you want everyone to have a good time...