A polite, thoughtful, intense man, Mr. Carter does not necessarily possess the obvious résumé of a playwright who would produce a Sartre-style meditation on history and theology. He has made his living as a TV writer and producer of comedy and variety shows for more than 30 years, and is a longtime executive producer of “Real Time With Bill Maher,” the HBO late-night series.

But Mr. Carter has an omnivorous curiosity and he keeps an open mind as he pursues his own path to spiritual enlightenment…

-Dave Itzkoff, The New York Times