Photo Flash: OBAMA ON MY MIND Opens 10/23 at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center
Obama on My Mind takes a humorous look at the whirlwind and wonderful world behind the scenes of an Obama campaign office in small town America. A passionate group of larger than life oddball characters start to panic when Sarah Palin enters the race and Obama falls 20 points in the polls. Pop, gospel, jazz, and soft rock come together in a politically inspired comedic romp featuring a motley crew of loyal, obsessive and downright peculiar personalities, striving to get their candidate into the White House.
Republicans and Democrats alike will identify with the wacky group dynamics and laugh at how politics really does make strange bedfellows. This is a can't miss opportunity to laugh and be inspired by the hopes and dreams of a determined group of quirky characters. Anyone who has ever worked on an election campaign will quickly recognize the archetypes skillfully played by a local cast of 11 principals and ensemble dancers with chorus.
Performances begin with premiere October 15, 2009 and run weekly through November 15, 2009.
Previews are Thursday through Sunday Oct.15-21 at 7:30 pm. Saturday Matinees are at 2 p.m. Press/Opening Night is October 23 at 7:30.
Advance ticket prices are $22 for adults; $15 for youth and seniors; and $24 day of show at the door. Tickets are available at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center and through Brown Paper Tickets:http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/72906 or 206-386-1177.
Photos by Andre Helmstetter
Mary and her heartthrob
Frances melts down (Curtis, Valerie, Charlie, Frank, Martha, Johnny, and Mary pile it on)
Johnny, Valerie, Charlie, Frank, Mary, and Martha deliberate
Peter makes his pitch (as Frank, Charlie, Valerie, Johnny, Martha, and the interns look on)
Peter makes his pitch (as Johnny, Mary, Charlie, and the interns look on)
Winona, Charlie, Frank, and Johnny contribute a little something extra (as interns look on)
The cast sings "Obama on My Mind"
Artistic Director Jacqueline Moscou at rehearsal
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