Capitol Steps Returns to Put the Mock in Democracy!

Poway OnStage welcomes the reliably irreverent Capitol Steps, Washington DC's political satirists extraordinaire, for an 8 p.m. performance on Saturday, October 22, 2016. This perennial favorite promises to tackle both sides of the political spectrum and all things equally foolish. What more would you expect from the troupe that puts the "MOCK" in Democracy?

Capitol Steps is a lively political comedy show blending song and standup. It lampoons today's political leaders with equal fervor. Capitol Steps does not shy away from the major issues of the day. In fact, it's been called "A machine gun of comedy, firing one joke after another - it demands that you keep up!"

Reflecting the intensity of this 2016 political year, BBC World Service exclaimed about Capitol Steps, "Is this the best year ever for political comedy?" The New York Times calls Capitol Steps "Irrepressible satirists . . .they puncture the powerful with their latest scattershot onslaught of comedy." D.C. Theatre Scene asked, "Who's funnier - Democrats of Republicans?"

Capitol Steps began in 1981 as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them. Staffers for Senator Charles Percy were planning entertainment for a Christmas party. Their first idea was to stage a nativity play, but in the whole Congress they couldn't find three wise men or a virgin. So, they decided to dig into the headlines of the day, and created song parodies with skits conveying a special brand of satirical humor.

Although not all of the current members of the Steps are former Capitol Hill staffers, taken together the performers have worked in a total of eighteen Congressional offices and represent 62 years of collective House and Senate staff experience.

Since they began, the Capitol Steps have recorded more than 30 albums, including their latest, What to Expect When You're Electing. They've been featured on NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS, and can be heard twice a year on National Public Radio stations nationwide during their Politics Takes a Holiday radio specials.

Their show is constantly changing in order to reflect the current political climate. It is strenuously bi-partisan, and includes songs about the election madness, as well as other things in the news, such as "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Crimea," "Ain't No Pipeline, Now It's Gone," and "The iMpossible iWatch."

Capitols Steps' appearance in Poway is made possible by the Green Valley Civic Association, serving all North Poway Neighborhoods since 1960. Visit them at www.gvca.info.

Poway OnStage, (a dba of The Poway Center for the Performing Arts Foundation), is a 26-year-old non-profit organization that offers a professional performing arts series, including music, dance, theater, comedy and more by nationally and internationally-renowned performers. Poway OnStage also hosts an Arts in Education Initiative that serves more than 4,300 students in the Poway Unified School District. Its Arts in Education Initiative programs include a free, one-week musical theater camp; Introduction to Instruments assemblies; Master Classes with visiting artists; and reduced price youth theater tickets, made possible by GEICO. Visit our website atwww.powayonstage.org.

The Poway Center for the Performing Arts, owned and operated by the City of Poway as a division of the Community Services Department, provides high quality performance space for professional performances, community-based productions and Poway Unified School District students. Visit the PCPA's website at www.powaycenter.com.

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