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State of the Union

September 22 – October 22, 2006
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A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Satire

This delightfully fresh satire skewers America's favorite pastime, politics. It is also a sharp challenge to all Americans who are interested in the kind of government they're getting and the kind of government they think they really deserve.

About the show

Directed by

Kyle Donnelly

Written By:

Howard Lindsay & Russell Crouse

From The Production

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Ellen Karas and Sam Tsoutsouvas. Photo by T. Charles Erickson. Jim Abele, Andrew Polk and Ellen Karas. Photo by T. Charles Erickson. Nancy Robinette, Floyd King, Andrew Polk and Ellen Karas. Photo by T. Charles Erickson. Nancy Robinette and Ellen Karas. Photo by T. Charles Erickson. Cast of “State of the Union." Photo by T. Charles Erickson. Cast of “State of the Union." Photo by T. Charles Erickson. The set of “State of the Union” by Scenic Designer Kate Edmunds. Photo by T. Charles Erickson.