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October 22, 2014 Vol. 7 No. 80

Literary Giants Speak!

David Melville, Larry Cedar and Armin Shimerman. Photo by Michael Lamont

Geffen Playhouse offers Intellectual Comedy Satire Play on three of History’s Greatest Thinker/Writers By Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic Sometime the only way to communicate controversial or ambiguous ideas is to employ the theatrical conventions of comedy and satire as the messenger of enlightenment. In the Geffen Playhouse’s current production “The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens, and Count Leo

Tolstoy: Discord”, written by Scott Carter and directed by Matt August, three of history’s great thinker/writers come together in a blisteringly funny battle of wits to explain their divergently held opinions. Playwright Carter said that the story had been incubating in his mind for over two decades. He just needed an Epiphany to

bring clarity and the direction needed to turn his thoughts into a theatrical script. With the help of friend and director Matt August, the property has been turned into a clever amalgamation of theories, ideas and opinions, some of which, reveal the private thoughts and lives of Carter’s three characters: Thomas Jefferson, Charles

“Forty Under Forty”

Dickens, and Count Leo Tolstoy. Each character representing a different century in which each lived. The production is reminiscent of, and a takeoff on, the old Steve Allen TV show “Meeting of Minds” back in the late 70’s. It worked then and it works once again. Los Angeles is primarily a movie and TV town, so it comes

Jaci Fitzsimonds Honored By Palm Springs Life Magazine By Desert Star Staff PALM DESERT, CA– Cord Media Company is proud to announce that its President, Jaci Fitzsimonds, has recently been named one of Palm Springs Life magazine’s 2014 “Forty Under Forty” award recipients. Vo t e d o n b y t h e i r associates, every four-year Palm Springs Life magazine recognizes the Coachella Valley’s brightest, young talent representing a cross-section of professionals from all different genres. “It is such an honor

to be named as one of Palm Springs Life’s 2014 Forty Under Forty. With so many talented and dedicated professionals in the Coachella Valley, it speaks to the caliber of this award, and I am humbled to receive recognition for the time, effort and energy I have invested in what I do,” said Jaci Fitzsimonds, President of Cord Media Company. “Cord Media Company is a direct reflection of the passion I have for my work, and it brings me great joy to be acknowledged.” Fitzsimonds earned a

degree in interior design from North Dakota State University and has lived in the Coachella Valley for 10 years. In 2007, she partnered with her husband Jonas Udcoff to establish Cord Media. Since then the agency has grown to a team of over 40 people who synergistically work to further business and community development and focus on high-end lifestyle brands, luxury resorts, home builders, the gaming industry, and non-profits. As a testament Continues on Page 9

Jaci Fitzsimonds

as no surprise that the cast portraying the three individuals of the play’s title have that sort of bent. So was the opening night audience. It was sprinkled with lots of actors and industry types. Director August begins the evening revealing a completely dazzlingly white stage, with one Continues on Page 2


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