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Our Lady of 121st Street: Jesus Hopped the a Train and in Arabia, We'd All Be Kings
Stephen Adly Guirgis
Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train
by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Off-Broadway
Highlights
120 mins Present Day Multicultural Casting Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American
Synopsis
THE STORY: Angel Cruz is a thirty-year-old bike messenger from NYC who has lost his best friend to a religious cult.
At the opening of the play, he is in his second night of incarceration, awaiting trial for shooting the leader of that cult in the
Press Reviews
"Fire-breathing… [a] probing, intense portrait of lives behind bars."
— The New York Times
"Incisive characterizations and riveting dialogue... Displays incendiary passion and insight into its troubled characters."
— The Hollywood Reporter
"Skillfully structured... the audience’s sympathies see-saw back and forth between Lucius and Valdez."
— The Globe and Mail
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| D’Amico |
| Lucius Jenkins |
| Angel Cruz |
| Valdez |
| Mary Jane Hanrahan |
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Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train – Signature Theatre Trailer
Publication
Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 2002
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822217992
ISBN-10 0822217996
LCCN 2007390473
LCC PS3607.U49 J47 2002
Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train is a American play written by Stephen Adly Guirgis and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (2002).
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