John Hinkel Park
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Ubu for President
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Aug 2, 2008 – Sep 14, 2008
Saturdays–Sundays (4pm)
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With its infamous opening salvo ("Merdre!"), Alfred Jarry's vulgar, nonsensical satire of 19th-century despotism, Ubu Roi scandalized Parisian theatergoers upon its premiere. Ubu has frequently been recast by modern writers to send up their own particular political climates, and the Shotgun Players have done their part with this rollicking, obscenity-filled kiss-off to the dunderheaded reign of good ol' number 43. Writer Josh Costello finds an affinity between Jarry's gobbledygook (among Ubu's many swears are "Pschittabugger!" and "buggerapschitt!") and the President's own fondness for neologisms, while never losing track of the larger, grimmer picture of a ruler hell-bent on taking an election by any means necessary.
