Beginning September 2011, Theatre Pro Rata will premiere its 10th season of engaging, provocative theater. Pro Rata, the company that has provided Twin Cities audiences with such wide-ranging programming as The Taming of the Shrew (2010), Slag Heap (2006), and Traveling Light (2009), is proud to feature a season of enticing contemporary plays. From a cat-and-mouse thriller to a cabaret of presidential history, this season has something for everyone.
Cat's Paw"What a piece of work is a President? 44 Plays For 44 Presidents is a chronological, biographical survey of the lives and presidencies of each of the 44 men who have held the office so far. Their mistakes and successes are celebrated by a company of actors who take turns donning a star-spangled coat that symbolizes the presidency and moving through comedic and tragic scenes, a Borscht Belt-style roast, dance numbers, and mini-musicals. Audience members consider their role in shaping the history they've just witnessed, as they are left to ponder where the presidency has gone since its fall from paradise...and where it will go next. It's a love song to every Mad Tom, Tricky Dick, and William Henry Harry-who."
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