“A wonderful sense of deja vu”
Frank Britton, who plays Pilate and Uncle Pino, on doing JUDAS again:
Frank Britton as Pontius Pilate
Venturing back into Jenn’s (our stage manager extraordinaire) office building a few days before Thanksgiving, I experienced an almost overwhelming but wonderful sense of deja vu. It was March 2008 again: the same weather, the same hour. Only this time it was like a family reunion.
I was over the moon when I got word we were re-mounting. The initial experience for me was life-changing in the starkest, truest sense, so much so that I had the word ”veritas” etched into my skin forever, so much so that I felt somewhat incomplete after the first run. I was not through with Pilate and Pino. I had so much more to learn from myself and my cast. And I’m honored to be tackling this again.
It feels like it’s truly the first time all over again–the same nervous energy I experienced from before; being tickled at all of the hilarious moments and being touched by the poignant ones; being entertained, thrilled, inspired, and schooled by my cast family. Feeling the essential weight of this play as it words are spoken and heard every night. This experience causing me to question my own existence in the grand scheme of things yet again. My renewed sense of happiness and excitement to be a part of this once again.
Now, I can honestly say that I will be truly fulfilled. Thank you John Vreeke. Thank you Mike Dove. Thank you Jenn Carlson. Thank you my dear Cast. Thank you Forum Theatre.
December 16, 2008 at 4:47 am
thank you frank! ’twas great to see the play for the third time last night.