[12][13] However, Pamela Renner reviewed the premiere unfavorably in Variety, with most praise reserved for Ron Cephas Jones. Angel Cruz is a 30-year-old bicycle messenger awaiting trial for the death of the leader of a religious cult. Another effect may be an accident of timing, but todays viewers may connect most to Guirgis 2000 play when one prisoner says: Were in lockdown no contact whatsoever.. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Photograph by Teresa Wood. It is as vital now as it was at the turn of the millennium. Its also clear that our preconceived notions of these characters color the way we view them. Monologues for Women; Comedic; . Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train is a play written by Stephen Adly Guirgis . . Runs to February 23 at The Young Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto's Historic Distillery District in the Michael Young Theatre, 50 Tank House Lane. Are we really laughing with Angel or at him? JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN by Stephen Adly Guirgis . . View Jesus_Hopped_the_A_Train from THE 100 at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College. Relying heavily on the attorney's direct address monologues, the entire subject seems to be one Guirgis feels the need to include, but never finds a way to integrate. Thats not to say everything in Jesus works so well. When "Jesus Hopped The A Train" begins, you think it's going to be a story about Angel Cruz, a thirty-year-old Latino who winds up in prison after shooting a cult leader in a botched mission to rescue his brainwashed friend. Backed up by wonderful performances all around especially McCarthy who does heart-breaking and detailed work as Mary Jane Jesus is the kind of tough, uncompromising theater that is as philosophically engaging as it is emotionally and theatrically. The character, usually played by a white or Latino actor, is now African-American and has similar features shaved head, facial hair, even the booming voice to the convict hes guarding. Apply for Rights. Angel Cruz. doors slide back and forth to create the different places, most notably the separated The play is full of monologues that function to articulate each character's values, very much like back in Sophocles' day, and the directors' decision to stage the play in the round magnifies the standing and authority of each such magnificent speech. one hour of sunlight a day and he has all of the, Adly Guirgis raises questions The Vagina Monologues; Eve Ensler; 3 pages. Whereas other productions have enclosed the action in Some prisoners go out of their minds when confined to the 23-hour isolation wing of Rikers Island prison. . Was it my free will to be an undiagnosed manic-depressive paranoid schizophrenic?! Earley Dean capably conveys the redemptive Christian spirituality, manic energy and residue of mental problems of Lucius Jenkins, a serial killer on Death Row trying to make a positive impact before hes gone. The opening monologue, in which Angel struggles to say the Lords Prayer but repeatedly mangles it, is so packed with frustrated profanities that it evokes David Mamets extremes. Two years later a similar production was mounted at Londons Donmar Warehouse. He is the one who reaches out, shares cigarettes, warns about the Monday soup and recites the names of the books of the Old Testament, backward, while doing deep knee bends and lunges. He is a former co-artistic director of Labyrinth Theater Company. Angel (Jhulenty Delossantos, who starts off strong but grows even more assured once he starts interacting with Riggins) meets Lucius in the prison yard. We hear a story of how her . . Making moments memorable are flashbacks some characters share. New York, NY, Linda Ray The play runs about 15 minutes too long the second act has too much repetitive, screamed arguments and Guirgis has a habit of spelling his theses out a little too neatly. Lucius Jenkins - (40s/50s/Black) He is a charismatic, confident convicted serial killer but he has a strong Christian faith since being incarcerated. Call 614-725-4042 or visitshortnorthstage.org. Creative_Project (1).docx. Singhateh is compelling as evangelising killer Lucius, his performance cleverly toying with the audience's sympathies as he slips between charming bonhomie and cold-bloodedness. Visceral Adventure . Lucius has found God and been born again, and now, Angel's life and the course of his trial will be changed forever. Yet, by the end of the play, the opening scenes dark hilarity appears more to have been a groping first effort toward a sincere rediscovery of faith perhaps Guirgis deepest theme. Lucius Jenkins is on appeal, trying to avoid the death penalty for the murder of eight people. Its an aesthetic which is extremely Billington quipped that Angel's final sacrificial gesture "smacks more of romantic fiction than spiritual redemption [] I enjoyed the production without fully believing in Guirgis's vision of crime and punishment. Set in a US penitentiary - where Magda Willi's stage design could literally squeeze the life out of newly arrived prisoner Puerto Rican Angel Cruz - Kate Hewitt's production of Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train shines a new light on the religious debates that have come to define this critically acclaimed play.Angel is brought to Rikers Island pending a court case for shooting Rev Kim, a . Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train. and Lucius (D'Wayne Taylor) in Eclipse Theatre's production of "Jesus Hopped the A Train" by Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by Anish Jethmalani. Lucius is a "celebrity" prisoner, an old-hat at the prison. Playing Lucius Jenkins, a fellow inmate convicted of murdering eight people, Riggins delivers the kind of bravura performance that makes you lean in closer to not miss a single syllable. With the criminal-justice system the subject of much scrutiny, Short North Stages production of Jesus Hopped the A Train seems timely. These scenes are separated by blackouts and a . Toggle navigation . Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring Angel Cruz John Ortiz Valdez David Zayas Mary Jane Hanrahan Elizabeth Canavan D'Amico Salvatore Inzerillo Lucius Jenkins Ron Cephas Jones Jesus Hopped the `A' Train" arrives at the 13th Street Theater with all the trappings of a grass-roots Off Broadway hit: a dollop of street credibility in the person of its brooding leading man, John Ortiz . "Our Father, who art in . [4][5][6] The original cast included Salvatore Inzerillo, John Ortiz, and David Zayas, Ron Cephas Jones, and Elizabeth Canavan.[4]. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. A great feeling., Justin Steele and 6 Chicago Cubs relievers combine for the 1st spring training no-hitter in franchise history. . Angel Cruz, a poor Puerto Rican, isn't sure why he's in jail after shooting Reverend Kim, the born-again Christian who brainwashed his best friend. He brings Lucius Oreo cookies and cigarettes; his wife baked Lucius a shepherd's pie; D'Amico and Lucius share a buddylike badinage. The production team includes Ashley Sweet (stage management), David Sepulveda (set design), Jamie Burnett (lightening design), Tommy Rosati (sound design), Carol Koumbaros (costume design), Emiley Charley (ASM/Propmaster). Late in Jesus Hopped the "A" Train, . Jesus Hopped The "A" Train. dialogue, and street-wise sense of authenticity, despite being locked out of He then mercilessly exploits that vulnerability by adding a contrasting pair of guards to the mix: one, named Charlie, a good-natured patsy; the other, Valdez, a by-the-rules sadist. "Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train" arrives at the 13th Street Theater with all the trappings of a grass-roots Off Broadway hit: a dollop of street credibility in the person of its brooding leading man . Uploaded by [11] The production team included director Mark Brokaw, Riccardo Hernndez as set designer, Dede M. Ayite as costume designer, Scott Zielinski as lighting designer, and M.L. . Valdez (Christian M. Castro), the quick-with-the-club guard, has no use for Lucius' proclamations of faith. Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train is a play written by Stephen Adly Guirgis. But when the Reverend dies in hospital, Angel lands in solitary confinement next to Lucius, a card-carrying Christian serial-killer. [17], Michael Billington of The Guardian, who had given the play three out of five stars in 2002,[18] gave the same rating after a 2019 performance and said that "for all the vividness of the dialogue, the play still strikes me as baffling in its exploration of guilt, faith and redemption." Lucius, despite Taylor's fearsome performance, remains a bit of a conundrum, as captured in a beguiling late-in-the-play monologue from D'Amico (Zach Bloomfield), a guard who loses his job for . . Angel Cruz and Lucius Jenkins face murder charges. He shares an isolation wing with Angel, placed there for protection after he was attacked and raped while on remand. on March 2, 2022, There are no reviews yet. Their monologues are all interesting, at least, but Guirgis was mainly interested in having Angel and Lucius debate. For tickets and information, call Ticket Central at 212 . Lucius has been convicted of eight sadistic murders and is awaiting extradition to . Pulitzer Prize-winner Stephen Adly Guirgis darkly comic meditation on redemption and faith, Angel Cruz is a 30-year-old bicycle messenger awaiting trial for the death of the leader of a religious cult. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train reveals a young playwright's awkwardness with its overwritten passages and reliance on expository monologues.But it also displays . No wonder its so profane. Read 26 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. New York, NY, Linda Ray . **** Mary Jane (his lawyer): Well . His lawyer Hanrahan As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Review | Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train | Young Vic | 5 Stars | Kate Hewitt's production of Stephen Adly Guirgis' 'Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train' is bold and. Puetro-Rican, Angel, played with refined commitment by Ukweli Roach, shot a religious cult leader in the behind, landing him with potential murder charges.. Singhateh is compelling as evangelising killer Lucius, his performance cleverly toying with the audience's sympathies as he slips between charming bonhomie and cold-bloodedness. Angel Cruz, played by Richard Nguyen Sloniker is a Puerto Rican awaiting trial for justifiable attempted murder. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit. Valdez - (30s/40s/Ltino) He is the sadistic guard assigned to Lucius at Rikers. THE HALF-GOD OF RAINFALL at New York Theatre Workshop, THE WALLS HAVE EARS at The Roxy Theatre Group, Gulfshore Playhouse 2023-24 Season at Gulfshore Playhouse, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey 2023 Season at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE 2023 SEASON at Westport Country Playhouse. Perhaps the most stirring monologue of the play comes from . In the Signature Theater revival of Stephen Adly Guirgis' "Jesus Hopped the A Train . . An inmate at Rikers (ANGEL) struggles with his new circumstances as he tries to convince his fellow inmate (LUCIUS) to speak to him. "the Black Plague," works out furiously in the cage next to Angel. White, polished and put-together, Mary Jane dug herself out of a childhood filled with violence and poverty while Lucius succumbed to mental illness and hard drugs. Aint no disease a addiction for me, its free will.. Angel Cruz and Lucius Jenkins face murder charges. There in the next cage is Lucius Jenkins, a serial murderer and self-described paranoid schizophrenic trying to avoid extradition to Florida and probable execution there. New York playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis' star has been firmly on the rise for the last 12 years or so. Elysium Theatre deserve much credit for bringing Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train to Manchester for the first time. Productions But when the Reverend dies in hospital, Angel lands in solitary confinement next to Lucius, a card-carrying Christian serial-killer. Short North Stages streaming production, which continues through June 27, is well-acted and tightly staged. Some movie actress, she got incested once or twice, she so brave to come forward! Added to the mix are Lucius Jenkins, a serial killer turned born-again Christian, and Valdez, a sadistic corrections officer. Given those two scenes, you might assume this will be just another legal procedural about a hoodlum caught up in the prison-industrial complex. These are the dichotomies that Stephen Adly Guirgis's Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train puts up against each other, whilst exploring the injustices and complexities of the American justice system. Free will versus actions determined by the circumstances of our existence. Inside Rikers Island, a terrified Angel is befriended by a charismatic serial killer named Lucius Jenkins. Lucius Jenkins. who are written to mostly speak through direct-address. "[14], 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. His play Between Riverside and Crazy won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Other Characters From Jesus Hopped the A Train. The play's format, which really focuses on a series of monologues and duologues - offers a complete focus on the individuals . Packed densely into a bullet-fast script, a barrage of . We only provide suggested audition monologues or songs for an individual character if our system finds content that matches a character's traits. Story. With so many themes to explore some get little more than a cursory nod, but in this Young . There is nothing abstract about them: Mr. Guirgis says that the play began in his own attempt to rescue a friend from the Unification Church. Reverend Kim, a Lexus-driving cult leader who's sucked in Angel's childhood friend, Joey. Inside Rikers Island, a terrified Angel is befriended by a charismatic serial killer named Lucius Jenkins. Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train reveals a young playwright's awkwardness with its overwritten passages and reliance on expository monologues. When the cult leader dies during surgery, Angel suddenly finds himself facing murder charges. Angel's desperate desire for assurance and forgiveness make him, in a weird way, immediately lovable. Perhaps the most stirring monologue of the play comes from . That Lucius (Edi Gathegi) is generally sunny and witty despite having killed eight people plays with our loyalties. Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train plays through April 21st at the SF Playhouse, 533 Sutter St, San Francisco. More . These near-monologues are often gorgeous, but they can also be weirdly self-negating; in 'A' Train, they don't even always make sense. Explore, Explain, and argue. So many issues are raised that a play much longer than this two-hour, 15-minute streaming production would strain to do all of them justice. Qty: Full Length, Drama 4 men, 1 woman Total Cast: 5, Flexible Set ISBN-13: 978--8222-1799-2. Guirgis tosses a lot of moral questions into the mix here, and while he avoids moralizing (as does Anish Jethmalani's crisp and high-octane production), he also doesn't seem to have fully decided whether he's writing a searing portrait of the dehumanization of the correctional system or a theological deconstruction of the rock of faith in a hard place. Thats astonishing, as their roles are killers in more ways than one. Mirrors, not cages, provide the true path to justice and peace. they come through these characters whose unbridled sense of humour, stories, Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. The verbally fiery "Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train" is a bravura play: The dialogue can be ear-scaldingly profane, and the heaven-or-hell speeches soar like theological arias. 79 pages ; 20 cm "Angel Cruz, a poor Puerto Rican, isn't sure why he's in jail after shooting Reverend Kim, the born-again Christian who brainwashed his best friend. . Gender: Male. Lucius and Angel act as spiritual foils. Arthur Williams III as Lucius Jenkins and Bill Stambaugh as Valdez in Hovey's 'Jesus Hopped the A Train) By Deanna Dement Myers. Jesus hopped the 'A' train by Guirgis, Stephen Adly. Equitys contracts prohibit discrimination. Angel holds out that he was justified and his lawyer's sure that a hearts-and-minds appeal will get him off at trial. Good cop is D'Amico (a warm and sturdy Robert Heinly), who exemplifies kind-hearted compassion. Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train begins and ends with the same image: a young prisoner, Angel, on his knees, praying in darkness. Angel Cruz and Lucius Jenkins face murder charges. Mary Jane Hanrahan - (late 20s/early 30s/White) She is Angels jaded and tired state appointed attorney. Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train is a play written by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Angel Cruz, a poor Puerto Rican, isn't . And Then one day they get talking. Lucius Jenkins is on appeal, trying to avoid the death penalty for the murder of eight people. In some productions of Stephen Aldy Guirgis play, that might be the case, but at Collective Consciousness Theatre the shows gravitational pull changes the second Terrence Riggins walks on stage. JESUS HOPPED THE A TRAIN. Gender: Male. When Jesus Hopped The A Train begins, you think its going to be a story about Angel Cruz, a thirty-year-old Latino who winds up in prison after shooting a cult leader in a botched mission to rescue his brainwashed friend. A sociopathic serial killer awaiting extradition to Florida, Lucius pauses from his workouts only to chain smoke and to "save" Angel. Stephen Adly Guirgis' Pulitzer Prize-winning "Between Riverside and Crazy" gets its local debut at Steppenwolf in June. Furthermore, staging Search all monologues. Perhaps the most stirring monologue of the play comes from . 1 Benet in a sectional final. (Arthur Williams III), an older man who shows him kindness and seeks to show him the way to Jesus's love. T.Schreiber. A monologue from Jesus H. In other scenes, she performs monologues. When the cult leader dies during surgery, Angel suddenly finds himself facing murder charges. Vocal Part: Angel Cruz. George Jetson Birthday, who shot a cult leader in the ass because he had ensnared Angel's best friend in his "religion," and Edi Gathegi as Lucius Jenkins, a brutal murderer who found religion on his way to the executioner. Angel Cruz is a 30-year-old bicycle messenger awaiting trial for the death of the leader of a religious cult. Angel (Sean Carvajal) is being held pending trial for the shooting of a Reverend Kim, the leader of a religious organization modeled on Sun Myung Moons Unification Church. The play takes place in a prison on Rikers Island in New York. . [1], 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. Riverside Jacksonville News, Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train is at the Young Vic until . But in a series of monologues that pull further back from the action, Hanrahans reflections on the case, and on her own investment in it, dissipate the tension. Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train revels in these complexities. Guirgis has a gift for mixing the humorous and the horrific, but it doesn't always land in the writing or the production here. The monologue from which the play takes its name was a low point in an otherwise thrillingly paced drama. (played with methodical control by Dervla Kirwan) takes a liking to him and We meet two guards. Stuart. The shooting was part of Angels plan to rescue his best friend, whom the cult had stolen and brainwashed. and Hanrahans monologues to gain an air of a courtroom. But it also displays incendiary passion and insight into its troubled characters". Jeff. Part investigation of our broken criminal justice system, part examination of the corruptive influence of Judeo-Christian morality, "Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train" is a promising start to Eclipse Theatre . [2][3] The play was directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman. Collective Consciousness Theatres Jesus Hopped The A Train by Stephen Adly Guirgis runs through November 11 at Erector Square (319 Peck Street, Building 6S) in New Haven, CT. Jesus, directed by Dexter J. Singleton and produced by Jenny Nelson, stars Jhulenty Delossantos (Angel), Rob Giardian (DAmico), Jason Hall (Valdez), Bridget McCarthy (Mary Jane Hanrahan) & Terrence Riggins (Lucius). about justice and redemption, whats right and wrong, and the power of belief. Presented by Ron Kastner, Roy Gabay, and John Gould Rubin at the East 13th Street Theater, 136 E. 13 St., NYC, Nov. 29-Dec. 31. Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train is a brilliant, visceral examination of morality and justice, questioning the difference between true faith and self-serving religion. The performance by Frankham was another highlight for me; the development of the character though her interactions with Angel and her later monologues was subtle, yet well conveyed. Early on in the play, Valdez has a monologue-which may appear to be his only redeeming moment in the play. Angel Cruz, a poor Puerto Rican, isn't sure why he's in jail after shooting Reverend Kim, the born-again Christian who brainwashed his best friend. Review | Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train | Young Vic | 5 Stars | Kate Hewitt's production of Stephen Adly Guirgis' 'Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train' is bold and. The legal procedural in the play Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! Still, they're full of rhetorical fireworks. Two contrasting prison guards, although convincingly portrayed by Quinn M. Johnson Charlie DAmico (good-guy, likable Charlie DAmico) and Justin Picado (strict, cruel Valdez), remain schematic. As public defender Mary Jane Hanrahan, who tries to preparereluctant Angel for court, Carolyn Demanelis captures the jaded cynicism and the faded embers of idealism of someone whos labored in the system for far too long. Pulitzer Prize-winner Stephen Adly Guirgis (Between Riverside and Crazy) begins his Residency at Signature with a new production of his darkly comic meditation on redemption and faith, Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train, directed by Obie Award-winner Mark Brokaw.Angel Cruz is a 30-year-old bicycle messenger awaiting trial for the death of the leader of a religious cult. But Lucius feels like a culmination of that journey, taking the charisma of his Martin Luther King, Jr. (in The Mountaintop), the passion of Kenyatta Shakur (in Sunset Baby), the world-weariness of Lincoln (in Topdog/Underdog) and, along with a streak of psychosis, funneling it into a wholly new and wholly lived-in performance. . Part Size: Lead. And these characters sure do perform! A lot of what we hear from the lawyer is in the form of direct address, and these monologues lack the poetry (brute or not) of the rest. (He tells his court-appointed lawyer that he merely aimed at Kims water-buffalo-sized posterior.) Joey said, "Jesus hopped the A train to see us safe to bed." **** Mary Jane . Anyone can read what you share. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. Particularly thought-provoking is a monologue by Matthew Douglas as Charlie, the guard before Valdez who was fired, whose initial amicable relationship with Lucius is clouded by his final visitation. In fact, that symmetry is present in almost every character. Ben Brantley reviews Labyrinth Theater Company production of Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, at East 13th Street Theater; photo (M) The opening joke is not, therefore, cheap. other. Lucius Jenkins, a monologue from Jesus Hopped the A-Train by Stephen Adly Gurgius. Synopsis. the covid-19 monologues; playland miss julie the river two by beckett: footfalls & krapp's last tape jesus hopped the 'a' train . He's also suspicious and angry toward Mary Jane (Elizabeth Birnkrant), the public defender who sees in Angel's defiant attitude flashes of her own past as an angry "charity case" in a private school with a drunken father. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. or convincing themselves. As his name implies, Angel wrestles with questions of faith, and those questions come pouring out from Lucius during their side-by-side exercise sessions in the prison's outdoor cages. Part Size . Jesus Hopped first opened off-Broadway in November of 2000. It starred Edi Gathegi, Sean Carvajal, Ricardo Chavira, Stephanie DiMaggio, and Erick Betancourt. Review | Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train | Young Vic | 5 Stars | Kate Hewitt's production of Stephen Adly Guirgis' 'Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train' is bold and. Stephen Adly Guirgis. Reviewed . For one hour each day both men share adjacent cages on Rikers Island. The play takes place in a prison on Rikers Island in New York. . Randall Sr. captivates as Lucius "Black Plague" Jenkins, a serial killer on death row who has found God and is trying to lead Angel to Him . Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! agrees to represent him. Playing the charismatic older convict, Lucius a self-proclaimed child of god who has killed six people Jones is a live coal onstage. Off Broadway Review: 'Jesus Hopped the A Train'. If you dont have access to a reader, please present a monologue in the style of the show. More . Lucius (Carl Lumbly), an articulate serial killer who has found God, is Angel's next door cellmate. Where: Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave. Tickets: $30 at 773-935-6875 or www.eclipsetheatre.com. He has a great, effective monologue at the end about the death of Lucius that is sublime. The moral argument between these two men forms the heart of the play, as Lucius, who says he found God in prison, confronts Angel, who long ago lost God outside it. . church/ cult leader in his water buffalo-sized ass in an attempt to rescue his Search all monologues from plays. isolation yards in Rikers Island Prison. It's the reason I keep coming back to Collective Consciousness. . Thirty-year-old Angel Cruz (Xavier Lopez) has just been thrown in Riker's Island prison, the notorious institution on New York City's East River. Its the reason I keep coming back to Collective Consciousness. very much confined are fully opened out. Im juss a Black Plague! jesus hopped the a train lucius monologue. The joy of Stephen Adly Guirgis' Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train is in meeting his characters: . It allows Lucius' evangelism to soar and Hanrahan's monologues to gain an air of a courtroom. Barrow Group. For one hour each day, both men share adjacent cages on Rikers Island, New York's top security prison. Evening performances are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 8 p.m. on Saturday; matinees are at 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train. well by Joplin Sibtain) to roam all levels of the auditorium, in turn creating the shock of the charismatic Lucius' descriptions of his own murders, and finally, the 'A' train itself. , albeit in separate chain-link cages. But Nieves' resonant performance negotiates the line between adolescence and adulthood, faith and nihilism and other boundaries that cage in Angel's soul as surely as the Rikers walls encase his body. Best of all is Velazcos touching recounting of a youthful near-death incident that satisfyingly clarifies the plays title as religious metaphor. father stabbed someone at a dance when she was younger, but, In Rikers, Angel meets Lucius Stephen Adly Guirgis's plays include Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train, Our Lady of 121st Street, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, The Little Flower of East Orange, and The Motherf*cker with the Hat. . Stephen Adly Guirgis's plays include Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train, Our Lady of 121st Street, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, The Little Flower of East Orange, and The Motherf*cker with the Hat. He is a former co-artistic director of Labyrinth Theater Company. Hes angry, lonely, frustrated and struggling with his faith/spirituality. In one particularly impressive monologue, Adjepong's Lucius exercises whilst addressing his religious beliefs; the actor's energy doesn't falter once as he performs . [16] In 2018, Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train was ranked by The New York Times writers as the 14th best American play of the previous 25 years. One has been serving his sentence for years, but his discovery of God helps him find joy in his days. Author bio(s) $13.00. . Inside Rikers Island, a terrified Angel is befriended by a charismatic serial . It then returned to New York City as writer Stephen Adly Guirgis began his residency at Signature Theatre Company. Pursuant to Equity guidelines, proof of full vaccination no later than two weeks prior to in person work is a required condition of employment. Lucius is also a serial killer, a self-described paranoid schizophrenic who employs his charms on . . Submit at https://actors-express.com/get-involved/ . Late in Jesus Hopped the "A" Train, . Kim's described affect on Joey, the friend Angel fought so hard to free from a cultish existence built by a false prophet. Lucius Jenkins is a . Long story, which Guirgis tells well, but a bullet aimed at the cult leaders butt ricochets to later put Angels liberty at risk and puts him in the cell next to Lucius. A moment where things come into complete focus is a late monologue by a prison guard whose soft spot for Lucius cost him his job: with perfectly calibrated delivery, Gregory Prest delivers a .
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