{"article":{"id":161896,"heading":"Terrence McNally's Controversial Play Corpus Christi","author":"Audrey Antley","created":"2006-06-02 20:22:12","modified":"2006-06-02 20:22:12","last_modified":"Sat, 03 Jun 2006 04:22:12","article":"
Corpus Christi is the story of Jesus a retold in the form of a \"gay
passion play\" that takes place in 1950's Corpus Christi, Texas. Joshua,
a gay man represents Jesus. In our production of Terrence McNally's
controversial play, 6 of the male disciples will be portrayed by women.
Corpus Christi will be performed in a 99 seat equity waiver theatre
(our church), with working actors and we hope to encourage the glbt
community to come and enjoy a unique theatre experience.
Corpus Christi will be performed at Metropolitan Community Church in
the Valley
5730 Cahuenga Blvd., in the North Hollywood Arts District.
Tickets are $15 General Admission, $12 Students & Seniors, $10 for
groups of five or more.
For more info, call 818 762 1133 or visit our website at
http:\/\/www.mccinthevalley.com<\/a>
\n","contact":"audreyantley@aol.com","link":"http:\/\/www.mccinthevalley.com","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Originally opened in 1998 to bomb threats and protests, Terrence McNally's Corpus Christi is the re-telling of the Jesus story with Jesus as a gay man living in 1950's Corpus Christi, Texas. To further queer the story, 6 of the male disciples will be played by women.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2006\/06\/161896.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}