I will supply them with real 6" nails!!!
Patrick the rabid old atheist
Ps hope Max does not upset the dogs and that they don't go for the
Centurions or the local police arrest them!
Pps are any angels thrown in??
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From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of andrew burke
Sent: 22 April 2011 05:44
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Subject: Re: jesus again in our park
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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Andrew
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