Disgraced
by Ayad Akhtar

"Sparkling and combustible" (

Bloomberg Businessweek

), "DISGRACED rubs all kinds of unexpected raw spots with intelligence and humor" (

Newsday

). "In dialogue that bristles with wit and intelligence, Akhtar puts contemporary attitudes toward religion under a microscope, revealing how tenuous self-image can be for people born into one way of being who have embraced another....

Everyone has been told that politics and religion are two subjects that should be off-limits at social gatherings.

But watching these characters rip into these forbidden topics, there's no arguing that they make for ear-tickling good theater" (

New York Times

). "Add a liberal flow of alcohol and a couple of major secrets suddenly revealed, and you've got yourself one dangerous dinner party" (Associated Press).