Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption
“Challenge everything you believe.”
2013•1h 19m•5.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Nic Arnzen
Writer
Nic Arnzen, James Brandon
Languages
English
Studio
108 Productions
Cast
Nic Arnzen
Himself
James Brandon
Joshua / Himself
Matthew Montgomery
Bartholomew / Himself
David Pevsner
Philip / Himself
Steve Callahan
Judas / Self
Larry Kramer
Self
Anson Mount
Self
Terrence McNally
Self
Norman Lear
Self
Production
Company
108 Productions
Producer
Nic Arnzen
Producer
James Brandon
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