November 8th & 9th, 2024

 "…William Russell, the ex-Secretary of State, is a wit and scholar with high liberal principles, beloved of the eggheads and suspected by practical politicians. Joseph Cantwell is a ruthless and hard-driving young man, a dirty fighter who will let no scruples stand in the way of his ambitions. And Arthur Hockstader is an ex-President, who loves politics for their own sake, admires a rough-and-tumble battler more than a chivalrous one, and is determined to have the final say in the selection of his party's candidate…The ruthless young man has got hold of papers indicating that his rival once suffered from a mental crackup, which he is all set to use. Then his scrupulous antagonist comes across some incriminating evidence about Cantwell, which he is loath to produce. The scruples don't appeal to the ex-President, who enjoys seeing the boys fight. All of this provides the framework for some vivid and interesting scenes in which Mr. Vidal contrasts the minds, emotions and fighting spirits of the two candidates…"

CAST
SECRETARY WILLIAM RUSSELL ………………………………… Rishi Singhal
ALICE RUSSELL ………………………………………………………………… Claire Reyes
DICK JENSEN ……………………………………………………………………… Tanay Menon
CATHERINE …………………………………………………………………………… Emaan Qayyum
SENATOR JOSEPH CANTWELL ……………………………………… Aarush Munaga
MABEL CANTWELL ……………………………………………………………… Spooky Bethune
DON BLADES ………………………………………………………………………… Abbie Brundage
EX-PRESIDENT ARTHUR HOCKSTADER …………………… Franklin Liu
MRS. SUE-ELLEN GAMADGE ………………………………………… Marlee Leopold
SENATOR CLYDE CARLIN ……………………………………………… Carmen Pieralde
DR. ARTINIAN …………………………………………………………………… Atsuya Mori
SHELDON MARCUS ……………………………………………………………… Adrian Van​

REPORTERS/DELEGATES/STAFF ………………………………… Khabir Khanna, Naman Mathur, Genevieve Hung, Cody Zuk, Sasha Ferris, Nyx Sterling, Sam Seymour, Makenna Melchior, A’sh Zalani, Chloe Green, Julia Neely, Zack Torok, Shuchi Pannala

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