Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train

Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train
Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Date premiered November 2000
Place premiered Off-Broadway, New York City
Original language English
Subject Prison
Genre Drama

Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train is a play written by Stephen Adly Guirgis.

Plot synopsis

The play takes place in a prison on Rikers Island in New York. Angel Cruz and Lucius Jenkins face murder charges.[1]

Productions

The play premiered Off-Broadway at the East 13th Street Theatre in a production by LAByrinth Theater Company on November 29, 2000 and ran to December 31, 2000.[2][3] The play was directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman.[4][5][6] The original cast includes Salvatore Inzerillo, John Ortiz, and David Zayas, Ron Cephas Jones, and Elizabeth Canavan.[4]

The play was produced in London at the Donmar Warehouse in 2002.[7] It was nominated for the Olivier Award, Best New Play for 2003.[8]

It then returned to New York City as writer Stephen Adly Guirgis began his residency at Signature Theatre Company. It starred Edi Gathegi, Sean Carvajal, Ricardo Chavira, Stephanie DiMaggio, and Erick Betancourt. It opened in the Irene Diamond Stage on October 23rd, 2017 and ran until November 26th, 2017.[9][10] Previews started two days late, on October 5th, due to Reg E. Cathey leaving the company suddenly to be replaced by Mr. Gathegi.[11] The production team included director Mark Brokaw, Riccardo Hernández as set designer, Dede M. Ayite as costume designer, Scott Zielinski as lighting designer, and M.L. Dogg as sound designer.

Reception

The production received considerable acclaim from critics such as Ben Brantley of the New York Times and Michael Feingold of The Village Voice.[12] In a review of one of Guirgis's later works, Hilton Als described Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train as "hysterical and irreverent", "an outstanding 2000 piece about imprisonment and moral responsibility."[13]

References

  1. ↑ "VSU performers will present play". Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
  2. ↑ "Listing" lortel.org, accessed April 22, 2015
  3. ↑ Gutman, Les. "Review" curtainup.com, November 28, 2000
  4. 1 2 "Hoffman Directs Original Cast of Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train for June 22 Reading". Archived from the original on 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
  5. ↑ "Jesus Hopped the A Train @ Town Hall". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
  6. ↑ "About Labyrinth". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
  7. ↑ Billington, Michael. "Review. 'Jesus Hopped the A Train' " The Guardian, 13 March 2002
  8. ↑ "Olivier Winners 2003" olivierawards.com, accessed April 23, 2015
  9. ↑ Jesse Green, "Review: It’s Law vs. Order in ‘Jesus Hopped the “A” Train’", New York Times, October 23rd, 2017.
  10. ↑ Bethany Rickwald, "Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train Extends at Signature Theatre", TheaterMania, October 25th, 2017.
  11. ↑ Andrew Gans, "Signature’s Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train Delayed Two Days Following Departure of Reg E. Cathey", Playbill, September 28th, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Australian Stage Online - Jesus Hopped the A Train". Retrieved 2008-12-08.
  13. ↑ Als, Hilton (25 April 2011). "War Games: Battles at home and abroad". The New Yorker. Condé Nast: 86–87. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
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