A darkly comedic 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. Inside Rikers Island, a terrified Angel is befriended by a charismatic serial killer named Lucius Jenkins. Lucius has found God and been born again, and now, Angel’s life and the course of his trial will be changed forever.
Drae Campbell *
Charlie D’Amico
Jessie Cannizzaro *
Mary Jane Hanrahan
John J. Concado *
Valdez
Pedro González
Angel Cruz
Shakur Tolliver
Lucius Jenkins
Stephen Adly Guirgis
Playwright
Sherri Eden Barber
Director
Katie Scarlett Graves *
Production Stage Manager
Rebecca Berger *
Assistant Stage Manager
Christopher Ostrom
Scenic & Lighting Designer
Carol Sherry
Costume Designer
Megan Culley
Sound Designer
JESUS HOPPED THE ‘A’ TRAIN
by Stephen Adly Guirgis
directed by Sherri Eden Barber
May 26 – June 17, 2023 | previews May 24 and 25
Content Advisory: This production includes explicit language and mature themes. Non-tobacco cigarettes are smoked onstage during this performance.
Running Time: Approximately 2 hours. Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train is performed without an intermission.
“[a] probing, intense portrait of lives behind bars…whenever it appears that JESUS is settling into familiar territory, it slides right beneath expectations into another, fresher direction.” – NY Times
“…this harrowing prison drama by Stephen Adly Guirgis is proof positive the playwright deserved his 2015 Pulitzer Prize.” – Variety