Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption
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.
Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption (2013)
James Brandon
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
5.0/10
4 votes
Rating consensus
50/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Cooler blended reception — weighted ~50/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
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
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Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption (2013)
James Brandon
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