Shiki Theatre Company "Jesus Christ-Superstar

Program

This production is a musical about the last seven days of the life of Jesus Christ (Jesus Christ) before he was crucified.


About 2,000 years ago, a young man appeared in Palestine, a Roman territory.

Jesus, the son of a carpenter, is said to be teaching the people new teachings and performing many miracles. The people, who had been suffering under oppressive rule, immediately began to listen to Jesus and praised him as their "Savior" and "Son of God.

For one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Jesus was not the "Son of God.
Judas, who loves Jesus, cannot understand the Master's true meaning of "all is as He wills.
Mary Magdalene also loved Jesus.
She pours out her pure and devoted love to Jesus without a trace.
When Jesus is exposed as "just a man," people will not tolerate it. Their anger would crush Jesus. Judas, foreseeing this, decides to betray his teacher Jesus.

If anyone is going to hunt you down, it will be me.

At the last meal with his disciples, Jesus points out that there is a traitor among them.
In the Garden of Gethsemane, he asks God the Father, "Who is it that is betraying me?

I want to know your heart, I want to see you with my own eyes."

In exchange for 30 silver coins, Judas tells him where his master is, and Jesus is finally captured.
Jesus is led around among the rulers, insulted and ridiculed, but he does not resist.
The people are disappointed by his seemingly helpless appearance, and continue to cry out.

Kill him, crucify him!

Judas, Mary, the disciples such as Simon and Peter, the bishops of Judaism, the Roman governor, and the people.
Amidst the mixed feelings of the people, Jesus moves toward the cross....