TRANSYLVANIA CHAUTAUQUA, NC Presents: Spark the Electrical Revolution with Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla | portrayed by Ian Ruskin

Nikola Tesla has been called many things: wizard, showman, prophet, charlatan, magician, and Father of the 20^th Century – perhaps even of the 21^st. He was a prophet dishonored in his own time, but revered in ours. Now he’s a rock star icon for billionaires, cyberpunks, and inventors who are still fiddling with everyday machines in their basements and garages. A car, a rock band, and a unit of magnetic measurement have been named after him.

Tesla sparked the electrical revolution that transformed daily life at the turn of the 20^th century. This lone genius inventor is credited with inventing everything from radar to the microwave oven – including alternating current, the Tesla coil, and wireless transmission.

Called a madman by his enemies, a genius by others, and an enigma by nearly everyone, Nikola Tesla was a trailblazer who created astonishing, sometimes world-transforming devices that were virtually without theoretical precedent. He is now seen as a visionary who wanted to marry technology with world peace.

Transylvania Chautauqua shows will be held at the Transylvania County Library Amphitheater, 212 South Gaston St, Brevard, NC 28712
All Shows are FREE!
Shows are outdoors; bring lawn seating.
Rain Plan: The show will be performed live at the Transylvania County Library (next to the Amphitheater) in the Rogow Room.