Rattlestick Playwrights Theater

Past Shows

Corpus Christi

CORPUS CHRISTI
written by Terrence McNally
October 13-26, 2008

Terrence McNally’s play, Corpus Christi, returns to the stage in remembrance of Matthew Shepard’s death, which garnered national attention to violence and hate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. LA-based 108 Productions’ Corpus Christi has played to sold-out houses across the country and has received international acclaim.

Originally opening ten years ago at the Manhattan Theatre Club to intense protest and bomb threats, the play’s message was lost amidst the rancor. More recently, 108 Productions’ Corpus Christi has won praise internationally for its inclusive tale of faith and spirituality. McNally said that he sought to “include the LGBT community at the table of faith and to reclaim our right to explore the divinity in all of us.”

Now, in celebration of the show’s tenth anniversary, Corpus Christi will perform for a two-week limited engagement run here at the Rattlestick Theatre in October 2008, returning to the city for the first time since its original opening.

Terrence McNally is one of the leading American dramatists of the 20th Century. His works include: Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune; Lips Together, Teeth Apart; Master Class and Love! Valor! Compassion!. He was recently represented on Broadway with his new play Deuce and a revival of his comedy The Ritz. Mr. McNally has won four Tony Awards, received two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Rockefeller Grant, the Lucille Lortel Award, the Hull-Warriner Award, and a citation from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, among other accomplishments.