CANDID CANDIDATE Sets Premiere at Leddy

Executive Director Elaine Gatchell announces another Showcase event at Leddy Center January 21 through January 31, 2016! Playwright, Donald Tongue of Londonderry, and long time actor with Leddy, has written a timely political comedy that examines the ups and downs of presidential campaigns.

The story revolves around two candidates, Bob Roberts and John McCoy, who emerge as the winners of the Iowa Caucuses, and eagerly head east for the next round in the presidential election season - the first in the nation New Hampshire primary. Their political fortunes are on the rise, and another victory will put them well on their way to winning their party's' nomination. All would seem to be going well for the McCoy and Roberts campaigns, until an unscripted candid moment leaves them fighting for more than their political survival.

Candid Candidate is written and directed by Donald Tongue (Londonderry), and will feature many New Hampshire actors: Chris Demers (Concord), Deirdre Hickok Bridge (Derry), Larry Pizza (Nashua), Jane Paradis-Button (Manchester), Jackie Coffin (Manchester), Aaron Compagna (Concord), Jake Lamontagne (Londonderry), and regional actor Christina Kostoulakos (Lowell, MA).

Leddy Center is proud to present this world premier of Candid Candidate, Thursday, January 21 at 7:30pm. Please note that the show will be performed Thursday evening, January 21, at 7:30pm instead of Saturday, January 23, as Bruce and Elaine Gatchell will be receiving the Francis Grover Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award at the NHTheatre Awards at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, NH on January 23. Additional performances will be presented on Friday, January 22, at 7:30pm, Sunday, January 24, at 2:00pm, Friday, January 29, at 7:30pm, Saturday, January 30, at 7:30pm and Sunday, January 31, at 2:00pm.

Tickets are $20 and are available online 24/7, at www.leddycenter.org, or by calling Leddy's boxoffice Monday through Friday, from 3:00pm to 5:30pm, at 603-679-2781. The boxoffice will be closed for its annual winter break December 23rd through January 1st, and will reopen at 3pm on January 4th.

Leddy Center is a 501c3 non-profit NH Arts and Education Organization.