Comtra Theatre

Jesus Christ Superstar

directed by Robert Hockenberry

April 2011

Role - Judas Iscariot

JCS is my all time favorite musical and getting to play Judas has been, to this point, the highlight of my theatrical experiences. The music is wonderful and the emotions run very raw. We had a small but wonderful cast. We joked that it was Jesus and his five apostles and their wives.

I tried to play Judas as sympathetic and misguided as possible. I saw in him someone who thought he was doing what was best for everyone only to discover that he was catalyst for tragedy and great pain. I had to come down from an emotional high every night after doing the show and I absolutely could not watch the crucifixion scene.

The highlight of the run was the night I received applause for my death scene. It was very satisfying to know I had moved the audience.

Heaven On Their Minds

This is one of my favorite songs in all of music theatre and I am so glad I got to perform it.