Mobtown Players Presents The Last Days of Judas Iscariot 3/25-4/16

Divine intent versus human free will - that is the issue when the Bible's most notorious traitor goes on trial in Hampden this month. In the Mobtown Players' new production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, a court is convened in downtown Purgatory, and defendant Judas faces testimony from a parade of witnesses that includes Mother Teresa, Mary Magdalene, Sigmund Freud, and Satan.

The production runs March 25 through April 16, with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm. Matinees are scheduled on Sundays, March 27 and April 3, at 4 pm. The matinees will be followed by talkback sessions which allow the audience to discuss the play with the director and the cast.

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot marks Mark C. Franceschini's first turn as director at Mobtown. He oversees an extensive cast of Baltimore actors, some playing dual roles. They take on playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis' rich dialogue, spoken in today's street English, which fluctuates between humorous, shocking, elegant, and thought-provoking as it leads the audience to question the nature of Heaven and Hell.

Tickets are $15 (general admission) and $12 (students and seniors). Tickets may be purchased at the door or online at www.mobtownplayers.com. The Mobtown Theater is located in the Meadow Mill complex at 3600 Clipper Mill Road in Hampden. Directions to the theater are available on the website.

One of Baltimore's most popular young theater groups, the Mobtown Players were founded in 1998, finding a permanent home in Hampden in 2003. The non-profit theater company is dedicated to making both classic work and contemporary plays accessible to a wide variety of audiences.

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