Second City Returns to Woolly Mammoth with BARACK STARS: THE WRATH OF RAHM

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is excited to announce a return engagement by Chicago's legendary comedy theatre troupe The Second City with Barack Stars: The Wrath of Rahm. This updated version of Barack Stars, which had a sold-out run during the 2009 Capital Fringe Festival, will feature some new material.

Barack Stars: The Wrath of Rahm runs February 10 to 20, 2010, with one Pay-What-You-Can performance on Wed., February 10 at 8pm. PRESS DATE is Thurs., February 11 at 8pm. Tickets are all $45 and are on sale January 1 at 202-393-3939 or at www.woollymammoth.net. Woolly Mammoth is located at 641 D Street, NW (7th & D).

SYNOPSIS

Chicago produced a president, and a string of corrupt governors, so who better to make fun of all of it than The Second City - celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. In Barack Stars, Chicago's favorite son is given his satiric due, with an economy on the ropes and maybe just a touch of swine flu for good measure. Perfecting the art of comedy revue with sketches, songs and a little improvisation, The Second City storms the Capital City to tackle partisanship, health care, the politics of race, a terrifyingly tiny Rahm Emanuel, and a host of other headline-grabbing personalities.

Barack Stars: The Wrath of Rahm is directed by Marc Warzecha with Musical Director Jesse Case. The cast again includes Lilly Allison, Brooke Bagnall, Abby McEnany, Sam Richardson, Tim Sniffen, and Seth Weitberg.

ABOUT THE GROUP

The Second City was established on December 16, 1959 and is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. They have always been known as a launching pad for North America's best and brightest comedic talent. Second City Theatricals works both with the prestigious alumni of the theatre, as well as the next crop of comedy stars in the making to develop truly hilarious and original shows. Second City Theatricals is the entertainment division of the legendary comedy theatre that created a variety of musicals, revues, and performance pieces for audiences all over the world. Past productions include Hamlet! The Musical, Romeo and Juliet the Musical, and Rod Blagojevich Superstar! with Chicago Shakespeare Theater; the national tour of Sex and The Second City; The Pajama Men at Steppenwolf Garage and Edinburgh Fringe Festival; and full time revues on seven Norwegian Cruise Line vessels. Second City Theatricals is currently creating an original production with Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: February 10 - 20, 2010

Woolly's "25 and Under" tickets and Stampede Seats NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS PRODUCTION.

Now in Season 30, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company continues to hold its place at theatre's leading edge. Acknowledged as "The hottest theatre company in town" (Washington Post), "known for its productions of innovative new plays" (The New York Times), Woolly Mammoth is a regional and national leader in the development of new plays, and one of the best known and most influentiAl Small theatres in America. The Company garnered this reputation by holding fast to its unique mission:

...to ignite an explosive engagement between theatre artists and the community by developing, producing and promoting new plays that explore The Edges of theatrical style and human experience, and by implementing new ways to use the artistry of theatre to serve the people of Greater Washington, DC.

Currently under the leadership of Artistic Director/Co-Founder Howard Shalwitz and Managing Director Jeffrey Herrmann, Woolly Mammoth is a member of the National New Play Network, Theatre Communications Group, The League of Washington Theatres, and The Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, and a participant in the A-ha! Program: Think it, Do it, funded by MetLife and administered by Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for the American theatre. The Theatre's programs are supported in part by The National Endowment for the Arts, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program/United States Commission of Fine Arts, and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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