Matthew Passion
by Phil Hall

VENUE: American Theatre of Actors' Chernuchin
GENRE: Drama
PREVIEWS: 29 Mar 07, Opens: 02 Apr 07, Closes: 08 Apr 07
DIRECTOR: Steve Stringfellow
PRODUCER: Phil Hall

SYNOPSIS: Matthew Passion tells the story of the passion of Christ; the story of Matthew Shepard being picked up at a bar in Laramie, Wyoming, beaten and left for dead on a hillside; and the story of a middle-aged HIV positive survivor who has outlived his life expectancy.  Although the three stories take place in three different locations, and are thousands of years apart, they all reflect one another and converge in the final scene.

CAST: Jeff Applegate, James Royce Edwards, Jimmi Kilduff, Timothy John Mandala, Chad McCallon, Craig Ramsay, Andrew Redeker, Matthew Shepard and Jay Sullivan.