UMass Amherst Theater Department Presents "...and Jesus Moonwalks on the Mississippi" April 30-May 9

May 1, 2009

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Anna-Maria Goossens 413/545-6808

AMHERST, Mass. – The UMass Amherst Theater Department presents "... and Jesus Moonwalks on the Mississippi" April 30-May 9 at the Curtain Theater at UMass Amherst. Travel through time known and unheard of in this extraordinary play by Marcus Gardley, an up-and-coming playwright and new faculty member in the UMass Amherst Theater Department. The production is directed by Theater Department Chair Gilbert McCauley.

Set against a mystical and mythical backdrop of the Civil War, this poetic epic weaves together the stories of a family torn apart, the arrival of a stranger, and a delightful encounter with an imaginary Jesus who drinks soda and beatboxes. Haunting in its imagery, this production of "... and Jesus Moonwalks on the Mississippi" is at once humorous and deeply poignant.

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