Corpus Christi

Directed by James Brandon & Nic Arnzen

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 is a moving stage-derived drama about gay men confronting faith, shame and the legacy of religious judgment. James Brandon and Nic Arnzen keep the emotional focus close to the characters, allowing the tension between sexuality and belief to carry real weight.

Corpus Christi

Directed by James Brandon & Nic Arnzen

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.

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Corpus Christi is a moving stage-derived drama about gay men confronting faith, shame and the legacy of religious judgment. James Brandon and Nic Arnzen keep the emotional focus close to the characters, allowing the tension between sexuality and belief to carry real weight.