‘The Last Days of Judas Iscariot’ – The Larking House and The Wayward Artist

There’s something especially exciting happening in Orange County theater right now, the kind of collaboration that feels a little spontaneous, a little serendipitous and completely meant to be. 

By MaryAnn DiPietro

“The Last Days of Judas Iscariot”, Stephen Adly Guirgis’ bold, funny and deeply moving play, is getting a fresh new staging inside Irvine United Congregational Church, bringing together The Larking House and The Wayward Artist for a production that feels both intimate and expansive.

“It is one of my favorite plays of all time,” Lizzy McCabe, founding artistic director of The Larking House says, “I am so grateful to be working on it today.” McCabe is directing the production while also designing its makeup, a dual role that READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE AT CULTURE OC

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