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State of the Union
A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Satire
This delightfully fresh satire skewers America’s favorite pastime, politics. It is also a sharp challenge to all Americans who are interested in the kind of government they’re getting and the kind of government they think they really deserve.
Artistic Team
Director
Kyle Donnelly
Scenic Designer
Kate Edmunds
Costume Designer
Wade Laboissonniere
Lighting Designer
Nancy Schertler
Sound Designer
Garth Hemphill
Video Designer
Peter Nigrini
Wigs and Hair Designer
Cookie Jordan
Dramaturge
Michelle T. Hall
Production Stage Manager
Craig A. Horness
Assistant Stage Manager
Brandon Prendergast
Casting
Liz Woodman
Cast
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Jim Abele
Grant Matthews
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Christopher Bloch
Sam Parrish
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Michael Gabel
Senator Lauterback/Labor Leader
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Martha Hackett
Kay Thorndyke
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Naomi Jacobson
Norah/Mrs. Draper
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Ellen Karas
Mary Matthews
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Floyd King
Judge Alexander
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James Konicek
Swenson/Labor Leader
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Hugh Nees
William Hardy/Labor Leader
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Joe Peck
Stevens/Waiter
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Kip Pierson
Bellboy
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Andrew Polk
Spike McManus
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Nancy Robinette
Mrs. Alexander
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Sam Tsoutsouvas
James Conover
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Esther Williamson
Jenny
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Michael Bunce
Understudy
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Teresa Castracane
Understudy