Arizona Theatre Company to Present Scott Carter's 'THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO...' in May

The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord, a blistering comedy battle of wits from Scott Carter, Executive Producer of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, that examines what happens when great men of history are forced to repeat it, comes to the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe, May 5-29. I. Michael and Beth Kasser are Arizona Theatre Company's 2015-16 Season Sponsors.

The final show of the 2015-16 season, Discord is a laugh-out-loud, whip-smart new comedy that takes the third U.S. President, the author of A Christmas Carol, and the author of War and Peace, locks them in a room with 'no exit', and has them hash out their views of scripture and the true meaning of existence.

"How delightful to welcome Scott Carter back to his home in Arizona with this real firecracker of a new play," said Artistic Director David Ira Goldstein. "Discord is a play of rare wit and intelligence, wrapped in a package of sheer tightrope-walking theatricality. It is a play of real depth, dealing as it does with life-and-death issues of faith and belief, but it is also a sparkling entertainment as three icons of history spar, preen, debate and engage in a cage-match for the ages."

Directed by Matt August, and starring Armin Shimerman. Larry Cedar and Mark Gagliardi, The Los Angeles Times called Discord "funny and thought-provoking... Hilariously theatrical...Carefully compiled references and biographical details whiz by in Matt August's finely tuned staging, with superb performances illuminating the clashing personalities."

Tickets for The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord start at $28 and are available at the Herberger Theater Center box office by calling (602) 256-6995 or by visiting www.arizonatheatre.org.

Tickets are also now on sale for Arizona Theatre Company's lineup for the 2016-17 season which includes: King Charles III. By Mike Bartlett. Tucson: Sept. 10-30. Phoenix: Oct. 6-23; An Act of God. By David Javerbaum. Tucson: Oct. 22-Nov. 12. Phoenix: Nov. 17-Dec. 4; Fiddler on the Roof. Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Book by Joseph Stein; Tucson: Dec. 3-31. Phoenix: Jan. 6-29; The River Bride. By Marisela Treviño Orta. Tucson: Jan. 14-Feb. 4, 201. Phoenix: Feb. 9-26; Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash. Created by Richard Maltby, Jr., conceived by William Meade. Tucson: March 4-25. Phoenix: March 30-April 16; and Holmes and Watson. By Jeffrey Hatcher, Tucson: April 15-May 6. Phoenix: May 11-28.

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