New York playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis’s works include Our Lady of 121st Street, Jesus Hopped the “A” Train, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, and The Motherf**ker with the Hat, which was nominated for a 2011 Tony Award for Best Play. Guirgis, who also acts and directs, is co-artistic director and a member of the LAByrinth Theater Company.