Open Fist Theatre Company to Present EARLY AND OFTEN, Previewing 3/30

The Open Fist Theatre Company today announced the second production in their 2012 season, the West Coast premiere of EARLY AND OFTEN, written by Barbara Wallace & Thomas R. Wolfe and directed by Ron West.

EARLY AND OFTEN will preview on Friday, March 30, 2012 at 8pm; Saturday, March 31 at 8pm; Thursday, April 5 at 8pm; Friday, April 6 at 8pm and will open on Saturday, April 7 at 8pm and run through Saturday, May 26 at the Open Fist Theatre, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood.

Sure, it's Chicago, 1960, and, sure, the election of JFK hangs in the balance, but there's a lot more at stake for Democratic Precinct Captain Art Ruck. He has a cushy job with the Park District and plenty of girlfriends, but when Ward Boss John Flannery announces a vacancy in the state assembly, Art will stop at nothing to get the seat, including betraying the Democratic Party that fostered his career.. It is a time when there is a code of honor in politics, meaning there are good guys and bad guys, though the good guys do bad things to prevent the bad guys from having their share of the goods...or something like that. In the end, Art Ruck is reminded that power corrupts, but absolute power is good for the neighborhood.