Discovery: A Comic Lament is coming to Mennonite Church USA Convention in Orlando Florida, and could be coming to a location near you as well.
Starring Ted Swartz, owner/creative director of Ted & Company Theaterworks, and Michelle Milne, this latest production of Ted & Co crosses into new emotional and historic territory. Discovery: A Comic Lament weaves through time and geography, from Europeans “discovering” the New World to the Kansas wheat fields and pipelines of the present, offering both comic and challenging glimpses into the oppression of Indigenous Peoples and the land we live on.
Discovery: A Comic Lament is a play about the Doctrine of Discovery, the legal framework that justifies theft of land and oppression of Indigenous Peoples. It finds unexpected humor at the crossroads of justice, land use, and Indigenous experience. A show about love, and loss of land, Discovery nudges us to question our stories of "place" with honesty and integrity.
Together, we can laugh at ourselves, we can seriously consider, we can lament, and we can start conversations about a difficult topic through the connected space that live theater offers.
Produced by Ted & Co, written by Alison Brookins, and directed by Phil Weaver-Stoesz. Created in partnership with the Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Coalition. Sponsored by Mennonite Mission Network and Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. For more information, and to book a show, visit www.tedandcompany.com or contact agent@tedandcompany.com.
