American Conservatory Theater
415 Geary St
415.749.2228
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Charles Smith (Andrew Polk) as the President in November. Photo: Kevin Berne
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Oct 23, 2009 – Nov 22, 2009
Tuesdays–Fridays (8pm)
Saturdays (2 & 8pm)
Sundays (2pm)
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$10 - 82
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David Mamet is, arguably, a lot of things: a misogynist, a feminist, underrated, overrated. One thing's for certain, though — he's one of America's most prolific and popular playwrights. In the West Coast premiere of last year's November, Andrew Polk stars as Charles Smith, an incumbent president hoping to be re-elected. Within a single day, Smith faces an endless list of political hot-button issues: gay marriage, gambling, campaign contributions, and more. Mamet's profanity-filled dialogue should provide some much-needed levity for our current political climate in which the far right's attacks on the Obama administration have become harder to laugh off.
