Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar
The Heather
Tampa, FL
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Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar
Corporate lawyer Amir Kapoor is living a wonderful life: he is happy, in love with his wife, and about to land the biggest promotion of his career. But when he briefly helps his nephew with a case defending a man of Muslim faith, Amirs career and personal life begin to slowly unravel. When Amir and his artist wife, Emily, host an intimate dinner party with their two colleagues and friends, he begins to realize that the life he has built for himself may be a facade. Does achieving a Western ideal of happiness mean that Amir has denied his true Pakistani heritage? The friendly dinner party soon escalates into an intense conversation involving religion, race and violence. Accusations are spoken, truths are revealed, and Amirs life will never be the same again. The Pulitzer Prize-winner for Drama in 2013, Disgraced questions whether we can ever truly escape the confines of our upbringing and our heritage.


"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).

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The Heather (View)
8313 W Hillsborough Avenue, Suite 250
Tampa, FL 33615
United States
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Arts > Theatre

Minimum Age: 15
Kid Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: No
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

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Samuel R.
Brandon, FL United States
Sep 30, 2017 6:45 PM
Bria D.
Riverview, FL United States
Sep 30, 2017 6:32 PM
Michele G.
Tampa, FL United States
Sep 30, 2017 7:47 AM
Graham S.
Tampa, FL United States
Sep 30, 2017 7:47 AM
Niki S.
clearwater, FL United States
Sep 29, 2017 2:05 PM