Storefront Church

Storefront Church Synopsis

Some of Shanleys sharpest comic writing in years His intense engagement with questions of religion and ethics remains distinctive and invigorating. Charles Isherwood, New York TimesTheres a deeper philosophical vein that the author mines, allowing his language to acquire the heft and timbre of a serious moral debateWe taste bitterness, but also much that is sweet. David Cote, TimeOut New YorkA postmodern morality play thats as funny as it is bracing.

Karen DSouza, San Jose Mercury NewsConcluding the Church and State trilogy of plays that began with Doubt and Defiance, Storefront Church tells the story of a Bronx Borough President who is forced by the mortgage crisis into a confrontation with a local minister. Blending earthy humor and philosophical reflection, this compassionate morality tale is an exploration of the often thorny relationship between spiritual experience and social action.John Patrick Shanley is the author of Doubt: A Parable (Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Tony Award for Best Play), Outside Mullingar (Tony nomination for Best Play), Defiance, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea and Dirty Story, among many other plays.

He wrote the teleplay for Live from Baghdad (Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing of a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special) and the screenplays for Congo, Alive, Five Corners, Joe Versus the Volcano, Doubt (Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay) and Moonstruck (Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay).