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About the show...
Terrence McNally's Corpus Christi is a retelling of the
Jesus story, with Jesus as a gay man living in 1950s
Corpus Christi, Texas. The show originally opened at
the Manhattan Theatre Club in NYC, 1998 to intense
protest and bomb threats. Deemed by religious
zealots as “blasphemous,” the shock and controversy
it created before it opened easily overshadowed
McNally’s original intention in creating the piece:
inclusive love for all people.
Terrence McNally's Corpus Christi is a retelling of the
Jesus story, with Jesus as a gay man living in 1950s
Corpus Christi, Texas. The show originally opened at
the Manhattan Theatre Club in NYC, 1998 to intense
protest and bomb threats. Deemed by religious
zealots as “blasphemous,” the shock and controversy
it created before it opened easily overshadowed
McNally’s original intention in creating the piece:
inclusive love for all people.
Our 108 Productions "resurrection"
started humbly at the Metropolitan Community Church in
the Valley in 2006, and its resounding success
continued to sold-out audiences for months at the famed
Zephyr Theatre in Hollywood, and toured throughout
Northern and Southern California. The production has
enjoyed hugely successful runs at the 2007 Edinburgh
Fringe Festival and 2008 International Dublin Gay
Theatre Festival, and recently returned from a sold-out
off-Broadway run at the Rattlestick Theatre in New York.
Typically performed by thirteen young men, this
production continues to celebrate the play's message of
embracing diversity by casting both men and women of
a large age range, varying religious beliefs and all walks
of life. And the message of the play is finally being felt.
started humbly at the Metropolitan Community Church in
the Valley in 2006, and its resounding success
continued to sold-out audiences for months at the famed
Zephyr Theatre in Hollywood, and toured throughout
Northern and Southern California. The production has
enjoyed hugely successful runs at the 2007 Edinburgh
Fringe Festival and 2008 International Dublin Gay
Theatre Festival, and recently returned from a sold-out
off-Broadway run at the Rattlestick Theatre in New York.
Typically performed by thirteen young men, this
production continues to celebrate the play's message of
embracing diversity by casting both men and women of
a large age range, varying religious beliefs and all walks
of life. And the message of the play is finally being felt.
| "Without the noise of controversy, the play can finally be heard. Staged with admirable delicacy..this 108 productions revival... has moments of hard-won sentiment that will win over the biggest skeptic." -New York Times "Recommended! In director Nic Arnzen's heartfelt take, a multiracial, gender-bent ensemble led by the affecting James Brandon lands its core message ..." –Los Angeles Times "The performances are remarkable... it is undeniably moving." -The Advocate "GO! The entire cast gives great performances...creating an ending that is almost cinematic in its scope." -LA Weekly, Los Angeles “5 stars! The pure talent and genuine faith demonstrated by these actors was enough to warm the cockles of even the hardest heathen heart, and in this show I found the answer to questions I had always asked about how one could reconcile being gay and Christian.” –Scotsgay Magazine, Edinburgh “4 stars! The company loves this story, they tell us so straight away - and by the end, you will love it too..this show will make a believer out of you!” –Three Weeks, Edinburgh |
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June-July, 2006
Metropolitan Community Church
in the Valley
North Hollywood, CA
August-November, 2006
Zephyr Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
March-April, 2007
Mama Calizo's Voice Factory
San Francisco, CA
April-June, 2007
WeHo Church, Metropolitan Community
Church LA
Los Angeles, CA
June, 2007
Grace Cathedral
San Francisco, CA
July, 2007
Metropolitan Community Church San
Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
August, 2007
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Bedlam Theatre
Edinburgh, Scotland
March 7-9, 2008
Grace Cathedral
San Francisco , CA
March 16, 2008
Heartland Metropolitan Community Church
San Bernardino, CA
Metropolitan Community Church
in the Valley
North Hollywood, CA
August-November, 2006
Zephyr Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
March-April, 2007
Mama Calizo's Voice Factory
San Francisco, CA
April-June, 2007
WeHo Church, Metropolitan Community
Church LA
Los Angeles, CA
June, 2007
Grace Cathedral
San Francisco, CA
July, 2007
Metropolitan Community Church San
Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
August, 2007
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Bedlam Theatre
Edinburgh, Scotland
March 7-9, 2008
Grace Cathedral
San Francisco , CA
March 16, 2008
Heartland Metropolitan Community Church
San Bernardino, CA
March 23, 2008
WeHo Church
West Hollywood, CA
April 5, 2008
First Christian Church of Orange
Orange, CA
April 12, 2008
MCCCV
Cathedral City, CA
May 11-18, 2008
International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival,
Smock Alley
Dublin, Ireland
September 5-7, 2008
School of the Arts
San Francisco, California
October 14-26, 2008
Rattlestick Theatre
New York
August 24,2009
NoHo Arts Center
North Hollywood, CA
October 11, 2009
MCCV
North Hollywood, CA
November 14, 2009
Church of the Foothills
Santa Ana, CA
March 5 & 6, 2010
NoHo Arts Center
North Hollywood, CA
WeHo Church
West Hollywood, CA
April 5, 2008
First Christian Church of Orange
Orange, CA
April 12, 2008
MCCCV
Cathedral City, CA
May 11-18, 2008
International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival,
Smock Alley
Dublin, Ireland
September 5-7, 2008
School of the Arts
San Francisco, California
October 14-26, 2008
Rattlestick Theatre
New York
August 24,2009
NoHo Arts Center
North Hollywood, CA
October 11, 2009
MCCV
North Hollywood, CA
November 14, 2009
Church of the Foothills
Santa Ana, CA
March 5 & 6, 2010
NoHo Arts Center
North Hollywood, CA