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The Living Last Supper performed at Irwin church

Shane Dunlap
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Cast members portray Jesus and his 12 Apostles during an annual reenactment of The Living Last Supper at First United Methodist Church on Thursday, April 6, 2023 in Irwin. The annual reenactment uses Leonardo di Vinci’s famous painting “The Last Supper” as the backdrop.
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Church member Jason Kirsch, center, portraying Jesus, holds a silent pose with fellow cast members portraying the 12 Apostles in the annual reenactment of Leonardo di Vinci’s famous painting “The Last Supper,” on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at First United Methodist Church in Irwin.
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Church member Jason Kirsch, who was waiting for the congregation to be seated, prepares to portray Jesus Christ in the annual reenactment of The Living Last Supper on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at First United Methodist Church in Irwin.
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Cast members portray Jesus and his 12 Apostles during an annual reenactment of The Living Last Supper at First United Methodist Church on Thursday, April 6, 2023 in Irwin. The annual reenactment uses Leonardo di Vinci’s famous painting “The Last Supper” as the backdrop for the re-enactment.
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Cast member Tim Saporito, who was portraying Bartholomew, one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus, during the annual reenactment of Leonardo di Vinci’s famous painting “The Last Supper,” speaks his soliloquy to the crowd as each actor share’s each disciple’s thoughts on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at First United Methodist Church in Irwin.

On Thursday, congregation members from churches across North Huntingdon area participated in the annual reenactment of The Living Last Supper at First United Methodist Church in Irwin.

Actors spoke in soliloquy, reciting lines representing each of the 12 Apostles’ thoughts.

The scene was made famous by Renaissance painter Leonardo di Vinci in his painting “The Last Supper,” which was used as the model for the church’s production.

The Living Last Supper musical production was begun by First United Method Church music director Dianne Runser in 2007, who has been organizing the event since.

Shane Dunlap is a TribLive photographer covering Westmoreland and Allegheny counties. He grew up in the Ohio Valley near Pittsburgh and has worked for newspapers as far away as Fayetteville, N.C., where he covered the U.S. Army at Fort Liberty. He can be reached at sdunlap@triblive.com.

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