CHURCH & STATE

by Jason Odell Williams

BEST NEW PLAY NOMINEE (Off Broadway Alliance, 2017)
BEST NEW PLAY NOMINEE (L.A. Ovation Awards, 2016)
TOP TEN PRODUCTIONS OF 2016 (The Huffington Post)
WINNER - OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY (Henry Awards, 2019)

“Gripping entertainment! Simply superb!” – Los Angeles Times
"Powerful, humorous, and so many lines that resonate." - Huffington Post
"A crackling script! I wish every member of Congress would see it...

BEST NEW PLAY NOMINEE (Off Broadway Alliance, 2017)
BEST NEW PLAY NOMINEE (L.A. Ovation Awards, 2016)
TOP TEN PRODUCTIONS OF 2016 (The Huffington Post)
WINNER - OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY (Henry Awards, 2019)

“Gripping entertainment! Simply superb!” – Los Angeles Times
"Powerful, humorous, and so many lines that resonate." - Huffington Post
"A crackling script! I wish every member of Congress would see it!" - NPR
“Plenty of humor! Words that need to be said and heard!” – Time Out NY
"One of the best plays of the year!" - Times Square Chronicles
“Extraordinary and impassioned” – Santa Monica Daily Press
“Speaks to the lunacy of modern politics” – L.A. Theatre Bites
"Williams' excellent script yields to searing theater!"- Talkin' Broadway
"This show is stunning. Beautiful writing... so timely and so heartbreaking – but it’s also quite funny and human. I want everyone to make seeing this show a priority... This is theater with purpose!” – The Alt

Three days before his bid for re-election, in the wake of another school shooting, a Republican U.S. Senator has a life-altering crisis of faith, and makes an off-the-cuff comment that sends the entire campaign into a tailspin. His devoutly Christian wife and liberal Jewish campaign manager try to contain the damage, but in a country where religion influences politics and politics have become a religion, how do you reach the people and stay true to yourself? A timely and fast-paced story that is simultaneously funny, heartbreaking, and uplifting.

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CHURCH & STATE

Recommended by

  • Cheryl Bear: CHURCH & STATE

    An excellent and humorous commentary on the blurred lines of American politics and religious beliefs. Well done.

    An excellent and humorous commentary on the blurred lines of American politics and religious beliefs. Well done.

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: CHURCH & STATE

    Not only is this highly producible, hilarious and wonderfully constructed, I was actually surprised by it. A truly enjoyable play that would be enormously theatrical and fun to see!

    Not only is this highly producible, hilarious and wonderfully constructed, I was actually surprised by it. A truly enjoyable play that would be enormously theatrical and fun to see!

  • Alex Kulak: CHURCH & STATE

    A smart, funny, even-handed look at modern American politics and gun violence in the United States.

    A smart, funny, even-handed look at modern American politics and gun violence in the United States.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization The Actors Salon, Washington, DC, Year 2016
  • Type Workshop, Organization Burning Coal Theatre, Raleigh, NC, Year 2016
  • Type Reading, Organization The Cell Theatre, New York City, Year 2016

Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Organization Bergen County Players, Year 2019
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Actors Community Theatre, Year 2018
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Interplay Jewish Theatre, Year 2018
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Jewish Theatre of Bloomington, Year 2018
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Lake Worth Playhouse, Year 2018
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Middlebury Community Players, Year 2018
  • Type Community Theater, Organization North Street Playhouse, Year 2018
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Reader's Theatre, Year 2018
  • Type Professional, Organization Berkshire Theatre Festival, Year 2018
  • Type Professional, Organization Burien Actors Theatre, Year 2018
  • Type Professional, Organization Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Theatre Company @ Colorado College, Year 2018
  • Type Professional, Organization iTheatre Collaborative, Year 2018
  • Type Professional, Organization Matrix Theatre Company, Year 2018
  • Type Professional, Organization Raven Players, Year 2018
  • Type Professional, Organization Spirit Gum Theatre Company, Year 2018
  • Type Professional, Organization Theatre B, Year 2018
  • Type University, Organization Henderson State University, Year 2018
  • Type University, Organization Middle Tennessee State University, Year 2018
  • Type University, Organization Modesto Junior College, Year 2018
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Alaska Experience Theater, Year 2017
  • Type Professional, Organization Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company, Year 2017
  • Type Professional, Organization Off-Broadway, New World Stages, Year 2017
  • Type University, Organization Gonzaga University, Year 2017
  • Type University, Organization Miami-Dade College, Year 2017
  • Type Professional, Organization JCC CenterStage, Year 2016

Awards

  • TOP TEN L.A. PRODUCTIONS
    The Huffington Post
    2016
  • BEST NEW PLAY NOMINEE
    Off-Broadway Alliance
    2017
  • BEST NEW PLAY NOMINEE
    L.A. Ovation Awards
    2016