Ugly People: A Political Comedy at Overtime Theater

It has been said that “Politics is show business for ugly people.” And never have there been a more ugly time in politics than now. In this new comedy by the author of The Happy Couple and Broken Record, two candidates for office take two wildly different approaches to their campaigns. Each has help from some of the ugliest people in Washington. Ugly People is the show that asks the question, “What if running for office was like a game show, or a reality show?” Maybe it already is.

Ugly People follows the story of two candidates for office, Scott and Rob, as they run for local, state and finally national office. The action of the play often shifts back and forth between the two stories until, at the end, the two candidates debate and the audience votes for their favorite. After the audience vote, the candidates give a victory or concession speech based on the results of the audience vote.