DISCORD:
The Gospel According to Jefferson, Dickens, and Tolstoy
A founding father, a Victorian novelist and a Russian revolutionary walk into a...stop me if you've heard this one.
Thomas Jefferson(yes, that one), Charles Dickens(the very same) and Count Leo Tolstoy(who else?) are brought together in a blistering battle of wits. From Scott Carter (former executive producer of Real Time With Bill Maher), this whip-smart comedy examines what happens when great men of history are forced to repeat it.
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father.
3rd President of the United States. Founder: University of Virginia.
Gospelist: The Jefferson Bible.
Charles Dickens
Author: David Copperfield,
Oliver Twist, Great Expectations,
A Christmas Carol.
Gospelist: The Life of Our Lord.
Count Leo Tolstoy
Author: War and Peace, Anna Karenina, and The Death of Ivan Ilych. Spiritual Leader of the Tolstoyans.
Gospelist: The Gospel in Brief.
Praise for Discord
“CRITIC'S CHOICE! Funny and thought-provoking! Superb performances! Finely-tuned staging...hilariously theatrical!”
— Philip Brandes, LA Times
“Expect to be left with questions at the end of this witty, thoughtful and engaging show.”
— Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News
“You're going to want to go back, so you might as well buy two tickets at the get-go. It's a show of many layers, peeled away inch by inch over the course of 90 minutes - with no intermission to break the spell.”
— Diana Nollen, The Gazzette
