Show and Tell Post - Corpus Christi (McNally)

I chose "Corpus Christi" written by Terrence McNally. It is a dramatized story about Jesus and the Apostles as gay men; it is a reclamation of the story of Christ's life for gay men, but in modern-day Texas.
 It was written in 1997 and first staged in NY in 1998.On the opening night of the play, there were separate demonstrations that took place on either side of the outside of the theater.There were protesters pretending to to be declaring McNally's play was a lie and that homosexuality is a sin on one side, and the on the other side, there was a "silent march" organized by People for the American Way. They carried placards that contained quotes from different well-known people on the importance of freedom of expression. Hundred of officers from the NYPD and reporters gathered around the outdoor cast. All the audience members were forced to passed through a metal detector as a precautionary measure.
(http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/theatre_journal/summary/v051/51.2pr_mcnally.html)

It all starts when Mary is in labor with Joshua in a Corpus Christi motel. McNally does a great job at showing Joseph's sexual frustration when acknowledging Mary's virginity. I thought that was funny. As Joshua grows up, he knows that he is not the same as his schoolmates but there was no real answer for this phenomenon. His prom date ends up catching him kissing Judas. After the kiss happens, the lights fade and when the lights come back up, chilling and smoking cigarettes as if they had sex. Well it was supposed to show that they did, in fact, have sex. Joshua later married together two of his disciples and this is what pissed the audience off. The content was very controversial for them. McNally really wanted to show the hypocrisy of the Church's feelings toward the gay, but she also shows that there is love present at the same time.

P.S.
i found this cool staging of the play too. very physical thtr :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOF52wNiwd8

Children's Hour

I think the center of this story is the spoiled child. This is relateable to today b/c this issue still occurs. Also, I do not think that the world is completely aware of the fact that homophobic attitudes contribute to suicides. They under-think the idea and move on w/ their lives. This type of play should be shown today so people would be more aware of these situations and lack street smarts. We have to help this cause. 

Eurydice

My first quote is "We are a chorus of stones."
When I think of stones, I think of things being firm but them being a chorus softens up the idea for me. It is interesting. It creates an illusion in our minds about what this could be in our imagination.
My second quote is "NO ONE KNOCKS AT  THE DOOR OF THE DEAD!"
Tis stands out so much. It is as if the dead does not want to be disturbed b/c if they are, you will regret what you just started. Morally, it is portrayed as wrong. The dead shall be respected, simply.

Love! Valour! Compassion!

The culture's view of capital-T Truth is pretty clear for this play. I think the characters valued their freedom and experiences throughout each scene. They were always striving for more, feared less than what they deserved, or not being happy with what they already have and not realizing real value. This play is different b/c it's more relatable b/c of the time it was written and b/c we deal w/ lots of these issues today in this world.

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