The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (139)
See it if you like philosophical discussions. I found it excruciatingly dull and pompous. It's all talk, no plot, no character.
Don't see it if you can avoid it. Dull, pedantic, boring, repetitive.
See it if you enjoy being in a room listening to “intellectuals” one upping each other.
Don't see it if you were expecting a meeting of the minds coming together by means of some time and space continuum for the purpose to debate each others. Read more
See it if you are interested in a debate about Jesus by historical personalities.
Don't see it if you are not interested in a debate about Jesus by historical personalities. Read more
See it if You enjoy stimulating theater
Don't see it if You don't enjoy theater that makes you think
See it if you'd like to learn more about three important historical figures and why their thoughts are still relevant today.
Don't see it if you can't handle some substance with your theater. It's not a fluffy evening.
See it if Ambitious,entertaining but also tendentious, maybe boring for sophisticated adults, but just the thing to turn on inquisitive high schoolers
Don't see it if If are impatient with academic debates, looking for action or substantive theological debate. Or for new light on the historical characters Read more
See it if You enjoy learning about the lives of any of these men.
Don't see it if I was interested to see the personalities of these men, but their dialogue soon became tedious.
See it if a night of repartee and introspection are your speed. There are lofty topics that are discussed, but they're grounded with humor.
Don't see it if taking a deep dive into history and religion isn't your cup of tea (the title should let you know what you're in for).
Critic Reviews (18)
"It was only at that point, about an hour in, that the play came to life for me and I stopped struggling to stay awake...Neither the humor nor the lofty discourse engaged me much. Maybe I nodded off for a crucial moment that would have made all the difference. I doubt it...That this play attracted a director the caliber of Kimberly Senior makes me wonder what she saw in it that I missed."
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"This is not just a philosophical and intellectual fight night, but also one with many laughs and barbs along the way...The play is excellent at parsing the different beliefs and facts of the men’s lives and the clashing significances of their work and legacies, and yet you want some kind of theatrical jeopardy as to why they should be together and what could result of them being together in this strange celestial room.
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