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Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption

Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption (2013)

1h 19m | PG-13

⭐ 5 / 10

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: James Brandon

Studio: 108 Productions

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Nic Arnzen

Nic Arnzen

as Himself

James Brandon

James Brandon

as Joshua / Himself

Matthew Montgomery

Matthew Montgomery

as Bartholomew / Himself

David Pevsner

David Pevsner

as Philip / Himself

Steve Callahan

Steve Callahan

as Judas / Self

Larry Kramer

Larry Kramer

as Self