“A play about politics might not be at the top of the average theater-goer’s list after the brutal election, but Dezart Performs artistic director Michael Shaw took a gamble with Luca Hnath’s Hillary and Clinton—and fortunately, it looks like it paid off.
It takes us all to an alternate universe, and the kinder, gentler 2008 presidential race, before the emergence of Donald Trump. A woman named Hillary Clinton (Andi Matheny) is in a hotel room just days before the New Hampshire primary, trying to salvage her failing presidential campaign. Her opponent, Barack Obama (Napoleon Tavale), has suggested she suspend her campaign and become his running mate instead. Believing it’s the best option, Hillary’s campaign manager, Mark (Craig Wroe), advises her to take the deal…”
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