Bigger Than Jesus

Weaving together the Catholic liturgy, the gospels, and good old–fashioned Bible–thumpin’, Bigger Than Jesus is a funny and poignant multi–media mass that questions the mysteries of life and the thorny crown of Christianity.

Weaving together the Catholic liturgy, the gospels, and good old–fashioned Bible–thumpin’, Bigger Than Jesus is a funny and poignant multi–media mass that questions the mysteries of life and the thorny crown of Christianity.

Daniel Brooks is the Artistic Director of The Necessary Angel Theatre Company. He is a prolific and versatile artist whose innovation and risk–taking have made him a leader within the Canadian cultural landscape. His theatrical productions include Cul–de–Sac, Here Lies Henry, The Noam Chomsky Lectures, Insomnia, The Good Life, Half Life, and Faust. He co–authored Monster with Daniel MacIvor (Scirocco Drama), and Bigger Than Jesus with Rick Miller (Scirocco Drama). The recipient of the inaugural Siminovitch Prize in Theatre (Canada’s most prestigious arts award), Brooks’ work has toured across the country and the world. Guillermo Verdecchia is a writer, director, and actor whose work has been seen and heard across Canada and around the world. The author or co–author of, among other works, Fronteras Americanas, The Noam Chomsky Lectures (with Daniel Brooks), and A Line in the Sand (with Marcus Youssef), he is a recipient of the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama, a four–time winner of the Chalmers Canadian Play Award, as well as a recipient of Dora, Jessie, and sundry film festival awards.

Rick Miller was trained as an architect, actor, and singer, and has performed in three languages on four continents. As the Artistic Director of WYRD Productions, he has created and performed the award-winning shows Art?, Slightly Bent, Into the Ring (with playwright Dawson Nichols), and the worldwide hit MacHomer. He is one of Canada’s most respected multi-disciplinary performers, with credits ranging from classical theatre to the avant-garde, frommusicals to live comedy, from voice work to film and television. Miller has also worked extensively with internationally renowned director Robert Lepage on such plays as La Géométrie des Miracles and ZuluTime (co-created with Peter Gabriel), and on the film Possible Worlds.