PRESS RELEASE OCTOBER 2000
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THE GOLDEN ELECTION |
Marilyn Quayle and Theater Oobleck are pleased to announce the third
installment in their sweeping trilogy of American politics:
"The Golden Election
by Marilyn Quayle
and her Sister
and Theater Oobleck."
The production runs Fridays through Mondays at 8pm,
October 20 - November 6
(election eve!!!),
at the Lunar Cabaret, 2827 N. Lincoln in Chicago.
Tickets
are available for a suggested donation of $8, more if you've got it, free if
you're broke;
for reservations call (773) 561-3039.
After adapting Mrs. Quayle's political thriller "Embrace the Serpent" in
1992, and its equally thrilling follow-up "The Campaign," in 1996, Oobleck
now tackles its most challenging subject of all: Marilyn's writer's block.
Completely uninspired by the choices presented in Campaign 2000, Marilyn
goes on an epic journey of self-discovery through drug-filled parties and
Buddhist temples, eventually overcoming the dark machinations of Alan
Greenspan and a secret cabal of oil executives in order to find her muse.
George Dubya and Al Gore, Jr. are guaranteed to make appearances, though the
bipartisan Commission for Public Satire, sponsored by National Beer, has
excluded Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan from the shenanigans.
With the participation of: Dave Awl, Teria Gartelos, David Isaacson, Amy
Ludwig, Dan
Montgomery, John Roberts, Ben Schneider, Chris Schoen, Jon Smeenge, Danny
Thompson. Costumes by Erika Erdmann.
Here's what the critics said about the previous chapters in this series:
EMBRACE THE SERPENT:
(1992)
"The exemplary ensemble all turn in on-target lampoons of your favorite
pols, and Danny Thompson's puppetry is so funny it hurts... this is the
comedy people will claim to have seen in years to come"
--New City
THE CAMPAIGN:
(1996) See Photo
"The impersonations are dead-on; the side-splitting one-liners snap, crackle
and pop...a must-see"
--Chicago Tribune
"Highly recommended: one of the funniest shows I've ever seen"
--The Reader