THEATRE + COMEDY

In a regional premiere, Black Lab Theatre presents Farragut North, a political drama. Soon to be the feature film Ides of March directed by George Clooney. See it in the flesh first, September 9-24 (Fridays and Saturdays). All performances will begin at 8 p.m. inside Frenetic Theatre (5102 Navigation, Houston, TX 77011). Free parking will be provided.

Loosely inspired by the Howard Dean campaign, Farragut North follows Stephen Bellamy, a wunderkind press secretary who has built a career that men twice his age would envy. During a tight presidential primary race, Stephen's meteoric rise falls prey to the backroom politics and scandal. Before you can say "Sarah Palin," the gaggle of calculating combatants is caught in a vortex of downwardly spiraling double-crosses, finally culminating in one last, particularly nasty twist.

Then: imagine... for a fast-paced couple of hours, that your favorite candidates, and the men and women who put words in their mouths, are still sweating and stumping away in the purgatory that is a presidential primary… is Farragut North.

Cast includes: Jordan Jaffe, Sean Patrick Judge, Joel Sandel, Alex Ward, Danica Johnston, Andy Ingalls, Chris Viles, and Mark Connelly.

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