The Last Supper" is not over. Ed Schmidt’s
successful dinner-theater show, which includes a modern retelling
of the Biblical story and is staged in his own kitchen, reopened
on Sept. 13.
The production is "essentially the same," Schmidt told
GO Brooklyn. He’s reworked only half an hour of the 105-minute
production. And most of the changes come in the second half,
which has been rewritten to support the ending better.
"I’ve taken suggestions from the audience It’s very much
a give-and-take," Schmidt said.
Since the production opened last spring, Schmidt says it has
taken on a double identity, attracting audiences both from within
the Park Slope-Windsor Terrace community and as far away as Germany,
England and Brazil. He believes the popularity of "The Last
Supper" is due to word of mouth, as well as favorable reviews in various publications.
The production has also come to the attention of academics, professors
and theater scholars from the metropolitan area. As of this writing,
Schmidt was expecting a writer on domestic theater from the City
University of New York to attend an upcoming performance.
If you didn’t get a chance to see "The Last Supper"
in the spring, now is the perfect time to see what Schmidt is
serving up.
"The Last Supper" will be performed for an audience
of 12 every Friday and Saturday from Sept. 13 through Dec. 21.
Performances begin at 7 pm. Suggested offering is $25 to $40
per person. "The Last Supper" is performed at the Church
of the Holy Transformation (formerly Uncle Joe’s Underground
Theater), 410 16th St. at Eighth Avenue in Park Slope. For reservations,
call (718) 499-7758 or visit www.thelastsupper.info.
