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T J Edwards

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    Optimism! Or Voltaire's Candide

     

    Recently a smash, sold-out hit in Washington, this new script hilariously goes where none has before: the complete "Candide"          tale told in 30 scenes (like the book) with nine (or more) actors              playing 70+ characters. The entire script is in rhymed-couplets           ala the great Richard Wilbur. The play received raves and was         Helen Hayes recommended, and archived by the WAPAVA due              to its rare quality. A director's and designer's dream, the play                  follows a young man as he travels the world in the hope of              discovering what makes life worth living.

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    Named among

    best of 2013!

    --DC TheatreArts

    Just received two

    Helen Hayes Awards

    nominations!

    "The best of all possible ‘Candide’ adaptations"  The Washington Post

     

    "Thrilling, rambunctious new take on Voltaire"  DC Theatre Scene

     

    "Extraordinary verve and nerve"   Magic Time

     

    "Like the best satire, I found myself both horrified and laughing uncontrollably"  DC Metro Theatre Arts

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    © 2013 by T J Edwards.