Democracy

In Washington’s political society of spring 1875, two beautiful American women must decide whether to marry two dashing American men, knowing they will also marry what their men believe about America, religion, truth and success. Linney’s theatrical adaptation of two novels mixes Henry Adams’ tales of love and ambition in Washington with scandals from the Ulysses S. Grant administration. This insightful vision of American democracy is scathing, passionate and funny.