November’s election is on everyone’s mind, so it’s no surprise that plays about the political process are popping into local theaters. While they’re not directly depicting the Trump-Clinton showdown, each play’s director highlighted a line from the script that best relates to the current political climate.
A dimwitted Nebraskan is propelled toward higher office by a power-hungry campaign strategist in Gloucester Stage’s The Totalitarians, directed by Jeff Zinn and running through Sept. 24.
Penelope Easter: “A campaign is a date. Between you and me. And we’re dancing, we’re getting drinks, we’re touching each other’s shoulders and our nipples are paying attention, but I need more if we’re gonna be an L.T.R.”
A liberal media member releases a satirical right-wing book that’s taken all too seriously in Titanic Theatre Company’s The Return to Morality, directed by Michelle Aguillon at Central Square Theater through Sept. 25.
Arthur Kellogg: “I would like you to ask yourself: If my life was in the hands of another person, to whom would I grant this power? You say to me, electing a new president is not a matter of life and death. But I assure you, it is, because the president of this country holds your life in his hands.”
Jim Petosa directs New Repertory Theatre’s production of Good, C.P. Taylor’s drama about a moderate professor who is lured into the Nazi party in 1930s Germany. It plays Oct. 8-30 at the Charles Mosesian Theater in Watertown.
Bok: “Some people used to say he doesn’t know what the fuck he’s talking about, Hitler…. Just farts out of his mouth instead of his asshole.”
Directed by Dawn Simmons, Warrior Class, a drama about an up-and-coming New York politician haunted by a past transgression, plays at the Lyric Stage Oct. 21-Nov. 13.
Julius: “Besides, what am I going to run on if I don’t do anything?”
Nathan: “Well here’s the thing, you don’t want to give them anything to hang you with.”
THE IMPROPER’S 2016 FALL ARTS PREVIEW: DANCE | VISUAL ARTS | MUSIC | COMEDY
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By Matt Martinelli | Photo Credit: The Totalitarians: Gary NG | Sept. 16, 2016
Party Lines
November’s election is on everyone’s mind, so it’s no surprise that plays about the political process are popping into local theaters. While they’re not directly depicting the Trump-Clinton showdown, each play’s director highlighted a line from the script that best relates to the current political climate.
A dimwitted Nebraskan is propelled toward higher office by a power-hungry campaign strategist in Gloucester Stage’s The Totalitarians, directed by Jeff Zinn and running through Sept. 24.
Penelope Easter: “A campaign is a date. Between you and me. And we’re dancing, we’re getting drinks, we’re touching each other’s shoulders and our nipples are paying attention, but I need more if we’re gonna be an L.T.R.”
A liberal media member releases a satirical right-wing book that’s taken all too seriously in Titanic Theatre Company’s The Return to Morality, directed by Michelle Aguillon at Central Square Theater through Sept. 25.
Arthur Kellogg: “I would like you to ask yourself: If my life was in the hands of another person, to whom would I grant this power? You say to me, electing a new president is not a matter of life and death. But I assure you, it is, because the president of this country holds your life in his hands.”
Jim Petosa directs New Repertory Theatre’s production of Good, C.P. Taylor’s drama about a moderate professor who is lured into the Nazi party in 1930s Germany. It plays Oct. 8-30 at the Charles Mosesian Theater in Watertown.
Bok: “Some people used to say he doesn’t know what the fuck he’s talking about, Hitler…. Just farts out of his mouth instead of his asshole.”
Directed by Dawn Simmons, Warrior Class, a drama about an up-and-coming New York politician haunted by a past transgression, plays at the Lyric Stage Oct. 21-Nov. 13.
Julius: “Besides, what am I going to run on if I don’t do anything?”
Nathan: “Well here’s the thing, you don’t want to give them anything to hang you with.”
THE IMPROPER’S 2016 FALL ARTS PREVIEW: DANCE | VISUAL ARTS | MUSIC | COMEDY
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