Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption

1h 19m
Documentary
5

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.

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

Crew

James Brandon
Director, Writer, Producer
Nic Arnzen
Director, Writer, Producer
Sean Cruser
Editor, Director of Photography
Asher Lewis
Additional Editing

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