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.
Direction
Five years of protest footage woven into intimate backstage access.
Acting
The cast plays themselves AND biblical figures—meta and miraculous.
Production
Shot guerrilla-style through actual bomb threats and venue cancellations.
Director
James Brandon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
McNally's play sparked literal FBI investigations and a 'Defend Christianity' campaign—this doc got made because nobody else was archiving the chaos.
The cast's real names match their biblical roles: James Brandon as Joshua (Jesus's Hebrew name) wasn't accidental casting.
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