Eastbound Theatre Presents David Mamet's NOVEMBER

Eastbound Theatre, a division of the Milford Arts Council, is thrilled to present November by David Mamet as the first show of its 24th season. This darkly comedic piece is directed by Michael R. Mele and will run from September 29th through October 15th.

November centers on troubled President Charles Smith in the run up to his re-election. Approval ratings are down, his money's running out, and nuclear war might be imminent. Though his staff has thrown in the towel and his wife has begun to prepare for her post-White House life, Chuck isn't ready to give up just yet. Amidst the biggest fight of his political career, the President has to find time to pardon a couple of turkeys - saving them from the slaughter before Thanksgiving - and this simple PR event inspires Smith to risk it all in attempt to win back public support. A timely piece,November is a scathingly hilarious take on the state of America today and the lengths to which people will go to win.

Director Michael R. Mele explains, "What makes this piece different than what you would expect from a play about an extremely unpopular, corrupt, stubborn, self-interested president is that it really has no political slant, except for being most decidedly non-PC. It does not take sides but rather shows us a glimpse of the silly nonsense that is politics, even in our highest office. I was drawn to the piece because as we see headlines regularly promising new accounts of bad behavior in high places, much of America is on the same cynical page when it comes to national politics. This is a modern farce about the presidency and the lengths to which a scruples-free, failed incumbent might go to throw a political hail-Mary."

November, like much of Mamet's work, centers around power relationships and corruption, and is characterized by rapid fire dialogue and no-holds-barred satire. Mamet is also one of the best known and most prolific American Playwrights, screenwriters, and novelists, having received a Pulitzer Prize for his work Glengarry Glen Ross, Tony nominations for both Glengarry Glen Rossand Speed the Plow, and Academy Award Nominations for Wag the Dog and The Verdict.

Featuring John Bachelder of Woodbridge, Mark Frattaroli of Stratford, Barry Hatrick of Milford, Lauren Linn of Stratford, and John Warakomski of West Haven, the production will run fromSeptember 29th through October 15th at the Milford Center for the Arts, 40 Railroad Avenue, Milford, CT. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8pm, Sunday matinees are at 2pm.

Tickets are $20.00, $18.00 for seniors and students and $16 for MAC members. For tickets, go towww.milfordarts.org or call 203-882-0969 (Tuesday- Friday, 10-5 pm).

Subscriptions are also available on our tickets page for all three Eastbound plays; November by David Mamet, Sylvia by A.R. Gurney and Third by Wendy Wasserstein. Subscriptions are $50, $45 for seniors and $39 for MAC members.

Seating for this production will be cabaret-style.

And please note that this play contains some adult language and situations.

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