This is a true story.
A friend of mine used to work as a techie backstage at a Passion Play in North Carolina.
One night during the performance, the following occured.
There was one actor, one of the Roman soldiers, who was always goofing off backstage. He was often late for his entrances and missing his lines. The scene on stage was when Jesus is hanging on the cross. The late actor was the soldier who stabs Jesus in the side with the spear. His cue came and went, and he was not there, finally, he came rushing up and grabbed the special spear that he stabs Jesus with. He ran onstage and stabbed Jesus in the side. The actor playing Jesus began to scream "Jesus Christ!! he stabbed me!" It turns out the spear was not the special trick spear, but a real one.
They stopped the play, took Jesus from the cross and rushed him to the hospital. Then they continued the play with Jesus' understudy. This actor was much thinner than the first Jesus. When they got to the scene where Jesus ascends to Heaven, the actor began to rise up towards the sky. Unfortunatley the fly system was off balance, and instead of slowly rising to Heaven, Jesus rocketed up, hit the light poles, and was knocked out. The audience is sitting there looking at Jesus' feet dangling from the sky. They then took him to the hospital as well.
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlAny volunteers for the next Jesus.
This is a true story.
A friend of mine used to work as a techie backstage at a Passion Play in North Carolina.
One night during the performance, the following occured.
There was one actor, one of the Roman soldiers, who was always goofing off backstage. He was often late for his entrances and missing his lines. The scene on stage was when Jesus is ...[text shortened]... there looking at Jesus' feet dangling from the sky. They then took him to the hospital as well.
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlThank you for that. I know it is not right to laugh at other people's misfortune but i can't help myself after hearing that.
This is a true story.
A friend of mine used to work as a techie backstage at a Passion Play in North Carolina.
One night during the performance, the following occured.
There was one actor, one of the Roman soldiers, who was always goofing off backstage. He was often late for his entrances and missing his lines. The scene on stage was when Jesus is ...[text shortened]... there looking at Jesus' feet dangling from the sky. They then took him to the hospital as well.
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlLol.
This is a true story.
A friend of mine used to work as a techie backstage at a Passion Play in North Carolina.
One night during the performance, the following occured.
There was one actor, one of the Roman soldiers, who was always goofing off backstage. He was often late for his entrances and missing his lines. The scene on stage was when Jesus is ...[text shortened]... there looking at Jesus' feet dangling from the sky. They then took him to the hospital as well.
Originally posted by ETeachI am not sure. He may have been working at one of those outdoor passion plays in the Hills of NC? I am trying to remember where he was from? Boone comes to mind, but I am not sure about that.
WHERE!!, My son is heavy into drama, doing a play now for his high school, (West Stanly Players) He would be intrested in this!
My mother went to college in NC: Pfeifer College in Misenheimer?
Originally posted by ETeachI wish I had been there that night. That was one of the funniest theatre stories I have ever heard. Although I did see Romeo knock himself out on one of his entrances. That was pretty funny.😀
I am about 30 minutes from there. a town called Locust.
Boone sounds right, I think they have a show up there at Appalacha U.
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlWell at least he got the point to the play. And at least romeo had a knockout performance.
This is a true story.
A friend of mine used to work as a techie backstage at a Passion Play in North Carolina.
One night during the performance, the following occured.
There was one actor, one of the Roman soldiers, who was always goofing off backstage. He was often late for his entrances and missing his lines. The scene on stage was when Jesus is ...[text shortened]... there looking at Jesus' feet dangling from the sky. They then took him to the hospital as well.