FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: DAVID DANINO, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 323/428-9734

HOLLYWOOD FIGHT CLUB THEATER
PRESENTS “Corpus Christi”
By Terrence McNally

A retelling of the Jesus story set in Corpus Christi, Texas. Jesus & all his disciples are gay & Jesus' lover is Judas.

CORPUS CHRISTI

Directed by Dan Lapratt

DATES

Tuesdays @ 8pmAugust 19th, 2008 till September 23rd, 2008

LOCATION

Hollywood Fight Club Theater

6767 W. Sunset Blvd. Suite # 6

Hollywood, CA. 90028

(In the Shopping Plaza on The NE corner of Sunset Blvd and Highland Blvd.)

PRICE

$16 (Complimentary admission for industry)

PRICE

(323) 465-0800 Reservations are recommended due to limited seating and popularity of show.

DESCRIPTION

Corpus Christi, by Terrence McNally, dramatizes the story of Jesus and the Apostles. Some consider it to be controversial due to its depiction of Jesus and the Apostles as gay men living in modern day Texas. It contrasts modern devices like television with anachronisms like Roman occupation. In this version, Judas betrays Jesus because of sexual jealousy. It has received both critical acclaim for its exploration of gay themes in Christianity and condemnation for what some religious people view as blasphemy. The play also shows Jesus' administration of gay marriage between two of the Apostles, an obvious hot topic right now in the state of California. McNally, a gay man, received death threats when it first opened in the U.S.