Protest blasphemous "Corpus Christi" : a play produced by the Manhattan Theater Club, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Flier planning an "October protest" to Terrence McNally's passion play depicting Jesus and the Apostles as gay men living in modern-day Texas. The planned production of the play in New York City was cancelled in May 1998, after protests. It was then reinstated by the Manhattan Theatre...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bayside, NY :
St. Michael's World Apostolate,
[1998]
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| Summary: | Flier planning an "October protest" to Terrence McNally's passion play depicting Jesus and the Apostles as gay men living in modern-day Texas. The planned production of the play in New York City was cancelled in May 1998, after protests. It was then reinstated by the Manhattan Theatre Club, stating that they did not believe in censorship but also noting that security precautions would be taken. The play opened Off-Broadway in a Manhattan Theatre Club production at New York City Center Stage 1 on October 13, 1998, directed by Joe Mantello, and closed on November 29, 1998. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Physical Description: | 1 page : illustration ; 28 cm |