"Corpus Christi" by Terrence McNally

[quizking101]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 10:22am

In the spirit of Easter, I went thumbing through my bookshelf and found my copy of "Corpus Christi" and gave it another read-through and reminded myself of how much I enjoyed it.

I've always wondered why this never got a full-scale Broadway production (I envision it at the MTC-Friedman)? The subject matter doesn't necessarily seem as subversive as it was when it was published in 1998 as far as the general theme of homosexuality is concerned.

Sound off. I want to know what you guys think.

[SeanMartin]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 10:39am

I like the play. It's not perfect, and it tends to be a bit heavy-handed at times, but I can understand the paranoid, self-righteous fear that fed the protesters in 1998. After all, you're mucking around with two supposedly irreconcilable aspects of Amuhrikun life.

But a Broadway production? No, I dont think so. The economics of Broadway these days seems to mandate a fully commercial production unless you want a real struggle in getting butts in seats. The controversy factor would still be there, but I dont think it could feed the economics of a run long enough to pay back the investment.

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 10:59am

Off topic a bit but wanted to say I went to elementary school on LI when I was a kid called Corpus Christi. It was a great Catholic school (89 yrs) that unfortunately had to close a few years ago due to low enrollment.

[Leadingplayer]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 10:33pm

To me it was always more of an idea for a play than an actual play and some of it just seem to be McNally trying to provoke the religious right of the time and not really coming up with a full argument for his side.




Updated On: 3/30/13 at 10:33 PM