Have you ever thought that an argument over religion could result in side-splitting comedy?
Written by Savannah native Evan Smith, the comedy “The Savannah Disputation,” now now open for a three-week run at South Carolina Repertory Company’s theatre on Hilton Head Island, involves the good-natured and sometimes susceptible Margaret (Pat Haskell) and the no-nonsense and always spirited Mary (Barbara Farrar), two Catholics who receive an unexpected visitor (Jan Haskell-Mohr) who causes Margaret’s faith to waver.
'The Savannah Disputation'
When: 8 p.m. March 27, 31, April 1-3, 6-10 and 2 p.m. March 28, April 4 and April 11
Where: South Carolina Repertory Company, 136 Beach City Rd., Hilton Head Island
Tickets: $15-$28
Much of “The Savannah Disputation,” set in 1920s Savannah, consists of “comparative-religion-class debates over the word of the Bible and the tenets of the Catholic faith, set to the rat-a-tat rhythm of a sitcom laugh track,” according to the New York Times.
"Religion is always tricky subject matter, but the thing that makes this play so appealing is that it carries zero judgment," said director Blake White. "It’s more a conversation starter."