[Capdist-announce] Spotlight Players announces Complete History of America, October 10 and 11

Michael McDermott spotlightplayers at spotlightplayerstheater.com
Tue Sep 23 22:25:16 EDT 2008


Spotlight Players is launching their 2008-09 season with a revival of last season’s immensely popular The Complete History of America, Abridged .  Created by three writers, Reed Martin, Adam Long and Austin Tichenor, who call themselves the Reduced Shakespeare Company, this show is historyRocky and Bullwinkle-style -- fractured, with no desire to get it right and a concerted effort to offend.  Humorless historians might bristle, and a few right-wingers will get their hackles up over not-so-loving references to Ronald Reagan and Jesse Helms. Everybody else will roar.
 
Think of the story of the founding of Jamestown told as a riotous white-boy rap. Think of the witch-hunting Puritans of Massachusetts with a pastor named the Rev. Feral Orwell, who leads his youthful parishioners in games of Pin the Blame on the Warlocks and Hangman. Think of Lewis and Clark as a vaudeville team, with jokes so lame that they ought to be passing out crutches at the door.  A large cast of historical characters is waiting to entertain on Spotlight’s stage.
 
Spotlight’s Winter 2008 production of The Complete History of America, Abridged played to enthusiastic, crowded houses with rave response, due in large part to its skilled cast.  Eric Shovah, Adam Coons and Michael A. McDermott return for this production, and they’re promising even more laughs that before.  “To watch these three actors play a wide range of characters is a great part of the fun”, says Spotlight President, Ferne Dutkin.  “They work incredibly well together!  "  
 
"If you like fart jokes, you will love this show!”, says cast member Adam Coons.
 
The Complete History of America, Abridgedwill be performed October 10th and 11th at 8pm in the Columbia High School auditorium, Luther Rd. in East Greenbush.  Tickets are $12 – call 477-8330 forreservations or further information.

 
Michael McDermott
(518) 669-5414
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