
InspiredbyTerrenceMcNally'sPassionPlaytoldthroughthelensofayounggayJesus,CorpusChristi:PlayingwithRedemptionfollowsagroupofactorswhobeganproductionontheplaysevenyearsagoinasmallchurch.Withinmonthstheysuddenlyfoundthemselvesthrustintheworldspotlighttouringtointernationalacclaim.Thedocumentaryfollowsthetroupeandtheplaywrightsharingtheirstorieswithsupportersandprotestersastheycontinuetheirtouracrosstheworldtocommunitieswherehateandbigotryaremuchmoreprevalent.Mirroringthereflectionsofdialogueinsocietytoday,especiallyinregardstocivilrights,marriageequality,HIV/AIDS,andseparationofchurchandstate,thisproductionhasbecomeavehicleofchangeforacommunitystrugglingtofinditsvoice.Meanwhile,thecompanyofactorsfindthemselvesonajourneythatwouldforeverchangetheirlives.