Oh, many an ironic line in that report, Max!
Andrew the Atheist enjoying Good Friday peace and quiet
On 22 April 2011 09:40, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> This, from our local paper, about today's Passion Play in the park over the
> road...
>
> A detail I specially like is that the actor's day job is in the gambling
> industry.
> Must now get over there, too late for the loaves and fishes and the donkey
> ride,
> but maybe in time for Pilate and even, if the rain holds off, the
> crucifixion...
>
> best from Max in Melbourne
>
> Chris Masters Mah will take to the cross for the last time on Good Friday
> after
> playing Jesus in the Melbourne Passion Play for two consecutive years.
>
> The 25-year-old joined the cast five years ago after his mother pointed out
> an
> article in the Manningham Leader.
>
> Masters Mah, who lives in Doncaster, said performing in the annual non-
> denominational play - which draws thousands each year to Ruffey Lake Park -
> was
> a very intense and spiritual experience.
>
> With the elaborate props and costumes, it was like travelling back to
> ancient
> times at each rehearsal and performance.
>
> “The goal of all the actors is to give that feeling to everyone who comes
> to
> watch as well,” Masters Mah said.
>
> “I think we’ve done our job if people feel they have been transported back
> to
> Jerusalem.”
>
> Masters Mah worked his way up through a variety of roles, including a
> crucified
> thief and John the Baptist, before scoring the gig as the son of God last
> year.
>
> His previous experience included performing in high school productions of
> West
> Side Story and The Red Shoes.
>
> “Me being a Christian, I’ve grown up trying to be like Jesus so it’s the
> role of
> a lifetime,” he said.
>
> The hardest thing about the role - along with learning about 35 pages of
> lines -
> was the expectations.
>
> “I always feel it’s a little bit daunting, it’s some big shoes to fill,
> even
> just playing the part of Jesus,” he said.
>
> “But it is also very emotionally exhausting, particularly the scourging and
> the
> crucifixion.
>
> “After each performance I have to sleep for 10 hours. I’m completely
> drained.”
>
> Masters Mah, who makes a living running Australian Poker League
> tournaments,
> said it would be his last Melbourne Passion Play but he planned to continue
> acting.
>
> The free play is on Good Friday at 10am at Ruffey Lake Park in Doncaster.
>
>
>
>
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