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Edmonton Journal
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Edmonton Journal
Preview: Passion Play marks 30 years of bringing Bible story to the Badlands
Article content This is the third year the Passion Play has used the Matthew Gospel because it has proven so popular with audiences. Matthew was initially vilified because he was a tax collector, known as Levi. This is why he understood the plight of the prostitute Mary Magdalene. They were both outsiders whom Jesus welcomed into his inner circle, as symbols of his love and acceptance of everyone. 'The one thing I learned very quickly is that this is a very physical role. There are three hills I have to run up and down. By the end of the summer, I am going to be in the best shape I've been in for a long while. I'm grateful for the time when I get to ride on the donkey.' Suart, who was raised Catholic, says his religion has given him a proximity to the story. 'Jesus was the ultimate outsider. That's what I share with him. I'm coming into a group that has been working together for 30 years. I'm the manager of a restaurant, who is getting to play one of the most iconic roles imaginable. People keep asking me how my Jesus will be different. I tell them that the last few actors who played Jesus had long straight hair. The longer my hair grows, the curlier it gets, so they're going to see a curly-haired Jesus. The story is the same. The script we're using is the same. It will just be a physical thing. I do think I bring a smile and warmth to my characterization.' This year, the Badlands Arts Centre has completed a new indoor space that can be used year-round. Eventually, it will be used for a winter Nativity event, telling the birth of Christ. It will have a 270-degree projection wall that will be used for a Passion Play digital experience. This year's 30th anniversary production of the Badlands Passion Play will run weekends from July 5 through 20. The play runs approximately two and a half hours. The theatre is located on the outskirts of Drumheller. See
Calgary Herald
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
Preview: Passion Play marks 30 years of bringing Bible story to the Badlands
The Badlands Passion Play in Drumheller is one of Alberta's premier entertainment ambassadors. Article content Since its inception in 1994, this live telling of the ministry of Jesus Christ has been heralded as one of the top 10 attractions in Canada. Article content Seating 2,500 people, which is the same capacity as the Jubilee auditoriums in Calgary and Edmonton, it is the largest outdoor amphitheatre in Canada, and last year, it passed an accumulated attendance of more than 300,000 people. The Badlands event theatre is situated on 400 acres of an old mining site, whose hills provide the backdrop for this dramatic theatrical event. The stage itself is six acres in size. Article content Article content In its 30 years, 15 actors, beginning with Hunter Barnes, have played the role of Jesus. This year, this central role will be played by 30-year-old Calgary actor Connor Suart. He leads a cast of more than 75, mostly volunteer, actors. Article content 'I've never seen the show. I really went in blind. I certainly heard about it, but wouldn't have thought of auditioning for it myself. Katelyn Morishita, my former drama teacher at Western Canada High School, and Emily Howard, an actress I was at university with, told me I should audition. I took their word for it,' says Suart, who was last seen in Calgary in the Shakespeare Company's production of Richard III, which featured Bruce Horak. Article content Article content 'It's such an iconic role. It's an incredible challenge. We're doing Matthew's Gospel version as adapted by Royal Sproule. Nathan Schmidt, who is playing Matthew, played Jesus years ago. He hasn't given me any tips and tricks, but he has nodded at me and patted me on my back, which tells me I'm doing something right. I really get the feeling that the entire cast has my back.' Article content Article content This is the third year the Passion Play has used the Matthew Gospel because it has proven so popular with audiences. Matthew was initially vilified because he was a tax collector, known as Levi. This is why he understood the plight of the prostitute Mary Magdalene. They were both outsiders whom Jesus welcomed into his inner circle, as symbols of his love and acceptance of everyone. Article content 'The one thing I learned very quickly is that this is a very physical role. There are three hills I have to run up and down. By the end of the summer, I am going to be in the best shape I've been in for a long while. I'm grateful for the time when I get to ride on the donkey.' Article content Suart, who was raised Catholic, says his religion has given him a proximity to the story. Article content 'Jesus was the ultimate outsider. That's what I share with him. I'm coming into a group that has been working together for 30 years. I'm the manager of a restaurant, who is getting to play one of the most iconic roles imaginable. People keep asking me how my Jesus will be different. I tell them that the last few actors who played Jesus had long straight hair. The longer my hair grows, the curlier it gets, so they're going to see a curly-haired Jesus. The story is the same. The script we're using is the same. It will just be a physical thing. I do think I bring a smile and warmth to my characterization.' Article content This year, the Badlands Arts Centre has completed a new indoor space that can be used year-round. Eventually, it will be used for a winter Nativity event, telling the birth of Christ. It will have a 270-degree projection wall that will be used for a Passion Play digital experience.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Walton Goggins Gets Happy Ending With ‘Righteous Gemstones' Love Interest After ‘White Lotus' Death
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways The Righteous Gemstones series finale gave Walton Goggins' character a happy ending with his love interest, which is something he didn't get on The White Lotus. During the Sunday, May 4, episode, Goggins' Uncle Baby Billy got a newfound appreciation for life after surviving a near-death experience. He shut down his production of the Passion Play to focus on his wife, Tiffany (Valyn Hall), and their children. The ending was quite different from what went down in another recent finale featuring Goggins. One month before The Righteous Gemstones came to an end, HBO's The White Lotus wrapped up with Rick (Goggins) and his girlfriend, Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), dying at the resort in Thailand. "With the heaviest of hearts ... To me, ours was a love story. It was only ever a love story, hindered by unresolved, childhood trauma," Goggins, 53, wrote alongside photos of him and Wood, 31, in April. "We all have them ... but can we move past them." Us Explains Those 'White Lotus' Feud Rumors — Specifically Between Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood The actor opened up about how he related to Rick and Chelsea's story, adding, "In the depths of our despair there is always beauty around us. If we can sit with our pain, just sit with it ... not react ... not be defined by it ... It's there ... the love the world is constantly giving in any given moment is there. Always waiting for us to see it… Trust me I know." Fabio Lovino/HBO Goggins went on to praise creator Mike White for "your imagination, your tender heart, for the privilege of giving us the opportunity to tell it." He also thanked Wood "for being my partner,' adding that they shared 'a journey I will never forget." After season 3 of The White Lotus came to an end, however, the drama kept going. Following Jason Isaacs' hints about tension on set, eagle-eyed social media users noticed that Goggins and Wood were no longer following each other. Fans began to suspect that Goggins and Wood were at odds, which neither have addressed publicly. Goggins recently made headlines for shutting down a question he was asked about his friendship with Wood. 'I'm not gonna have that conversation,' Goggins replied in an interview with The London Times, which was published on Thursday, May 1. According to the writer, Ed Potton, Goggins' American publicist interrupted the interview to say, 'We're not going there, thank you." Goggins' British rep also allegedly jumped in to ask they move on to the 'next question.' The journalist pivoted to discuss Goggins' upcoming movie The Uninvited before referencing Wood again. Goggins allegedly called out his 'thinly veiled' attempts to discuss unsubstantiated rumors about a feud between him and Wood. Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood's Sweetest Friendship Moments: From 'The White Lotus' and Beyond 'There is no conversation to be had about that," Goggins fired back. "Sharing politics on social media — it's in a vacuum.' Potton brought up the drama one more time, and Goggins replied, 'What the f***, Ed! Come on, buddy. Wow.' (Per the article, Goggins' U.S. rep immediately cut the conversation short after an 'off the rails" interview.) Isaacs, 61, later posted a photo of himself and Goggins while joking about the controversy, writing via Instagram on Friday, May 2, 'Guess who was on my plane? Hey, all you genius online sleuths - see any beef?!! #RicksAlive!!!' Last month, Isaacs clarified his comments about tension on the set of The White Lotus. 'I told the truth, while we were there, it's a whole community. It was a city and it wasn't just the actors. People need to remember it was the actors and the crew and the administrators and all these people were in a little pressure cooker together. And like anywhere you go for the summer, there's friendships, there's romances, there's arguments, there's cliques that form and break and reform and stuff like that," he shared on SiriusXM's TODAY Show Radio series The Happy Hour. "I'm not stupid. I look at the internet. I only read every single word written about The White Lotus and about everybody in it."
BBC News
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Series of events to mark Hull Minster's 600th anniversary
Hull Minster is holding a series of events to mark its 600th city centre church will hold a Passion Play at Easter as well as a May Day event featuring a choir and dancing around a vicar of Hull Minster, the Reverend Canon Dr Dominic Black, said as one of the oldest buildings in the city it was "a really important sign of the continuity of the history of the place"."I often say to people you're literally walking on Hull's history because of all the people buried there as they are going round the building," he said. Canon Black added the previous layout of the building made it difficult to access for the number of people visiting."Since 2017, around the City of Culture when it was created as a minster, the place has just opened up really, quite literally."Trinity Square was created and the knave was cleared and now thousands of people come and visit every week, which is tremendous."We are much more engaged with the life of the city again." The land on which the minster stands has been a place of worship for foundations were laid in 1285 when King Edward I bought the land from the monks of Meaux and employed royal stonemasons to build to the minster it took 140 years to complete because the Black Death wiped out 60% of the population of 2015 the building has undergone a £7.5m improvement scheme with a recent survey finding "no major issues with the fabric of the building," Canon Black said."It's gone from being on the Heritage at Risk register to now being in a good state," he added. The man behind the year-long celebration is Heritage Project Manager James Cameron, who said the idea was to "outreach to people"."We really want to focus on the people of Hull," he said."We want to make a big fanfare and get people involved and generate that civic pride reminiscent of when Hull was City of Culture in 2017."Mr Cameron said the minster was also updating its information boards and hoped to introduce an audio guide."Six hundred years here at the church has really reflected Hull in a lot of ways," he said."Hull's most difficult moments the church has been here for and Hull's best moments it's been here for."Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
