Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption

The read

It runs a compact 1h 19m.

Synopsis

Terrence McNally’s Corpus Christi is a play retelling the Jesus story, with Jesus as a gay man living in the 1950s in Corpus Christi, Texas. This documentary follows the troupe, playwright, and audience around the world on a five-year journey of Terrence McNally’s passion play, where voices of protest and support collide on one of the central issues facing the LGBT community: religion.

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Key crew

• James BrandonWriter
• James BrandonDirector
• Nic ArnzenWriter
• Nic ArnzenDirector

Cast

• Nic ArnzenHimself
• James BrandonJoshua / Himself
• Matthew MontgomeryBartholomew / Himself
• David PevsnerPhilip / Himself
• Steve CallahanJudas / Self
• Larry KramerSelf
• Anson MountSelf
• Terrence McNallySelf
• Norman LearSelf

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