June 14-30, 2012
In the Eulalie Scandiuzzi Space
Running Time:  2 Hours (Including one intermission) 
Available reservations are limited. Never fear, stand by tickets are available for purchase in person on day of show.  

After an impressive debut with their production of Red Light Winter in 2010, Seattle theatre company AZEOTROPE is proud to announce a second production with the Northwest premiere of Jesus Hopped the A Train by Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by Artistic Associate Desdemona Chiang. 

Jesus Hopped the A Train is a stark and sobering examination of life, death, salvation, and what it takes to be a "good" person. The play revolves around the relationship between two prisoners at Riker's Island in Manhattan, each of whom believes himself accountable to a higher law than that of the judicial system. Angel Cruz has shot the leader of a religious cult to which he lost his best friend. Lucius Jenkins is a serial killer awaiting extradition to Florida, guilty of the deaths of at least eight people. During his incarceration, Lucius has found God. Assigned to protective custody at Riker's, Angel and Lucius meet and find themselves in close company during their daily hour of outdoor exercise. During their time together, they engage in arguments and dialogue about guilt, innocence and higher powers.

This play contains adult language and cigarette smoke. 


Available reservations are limited. Never fear, stand by tickets are available for purchase in person on day of show. 

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Admission starts at: $25

Students: $20

A $4.00 per ticket processing fee will be added to your ticket order. All sales are final.


 

Founded by Seattle actor Richard Nguyen Sloniker, Azeotrope's mission is to create a space where audiences confront the marginalized and obscured, bringing visibility to the invisible. We hope to broaden Seattle's cultural and artistic environment with vital, urgent, and exciting projects that would otherwise be underrepresented.

On Jesus Hopped the A Train:

"We are interested in Jesus Hopped the A Train because it, like many plays we are drawn to, expresses a unique story deeply rooted in the human psyche," says Artistic Director Richard Nguyen Sloniker. "One of Azeotrope's key intents is to do work that goes outside what we find comfortable, to have the courage to go beyond and into realms in which we feel inept or even implausible to contend with. Wherever there is dissimilarity, there is tension. There is discomfort. Or violence. Our work will move toward that which we fear. The private. The perverse. The dangerous."

"As an urban story featuring marginalized and ethnic characters, Jesus Hopped the A Train provides representation for certain types of people that few Seattle residents have seen on stage," says Director Desdemona Chiang. "We are also particularly excited to present the work of Stephen Adly Guirgis, a nationally renowned writer whose voice is incredibly raw, muscular, and relentless."

Jesus Hopped the A Train features performances by Richard Nguyen Sloniker (Red Light Winter, The Cider House Rules), Ray Tagavilla (A Lie of the Mind, The Mistakes Madeline Made), Angela DiMarco (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, A Language of Their Own), Patrick Allcorn (The Bells, Border Songs) and newcomer Dumi, in the role of Lucius Jenkins. The creative team includes scenic design by Deanna Zibello, and costume design by Kimberley Newton.

Behind the Scenes of Jesus Hopped the A Train
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