The Dead Presidents are Back for One More Term!
In this comic gem by the famed Texas playwright best known for The Night Hank Williams Died and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, four former presidents - Richard M. Nixon, Lyndon B. Johnson, Calvin Coolidge and Harry S. Truman- find themselves in an exclusive holding pen outside heaven awaiting the decision of an admissions committee. "Just who is on that committee?" asks the recently arrived Nixon. "That's the problem: a buncha narrow-minded damned saints!" Johnson replies. As the sanctified weigh the leaders' good deeds against their sins of omission and commission, "Landslide Lyndon" and "Tricky Dick" plot to get around the bureaucracy and go straight to the Boss.
Direction and set design by Don Toner. The cast includes Austin Playhouse Company members David Stahl as Nixon, Michael Stuart as LBJ, Tom Parker as Harry Truman, Huck Huckaby as Calvin Coolidge, and Hans Venable as the Heavenly Bureaucrat, with a special appearance by Jacqui Cross.
This show is rated PG-13 due to somewhat "salty" language (mostly LBJ's).
Location: The Dead Presidents' Club is performed in Austin Playhouse's Highland Mall theatre.
The mall's South Entrance (by the IBC bank) is closest to the theatre. Proceed down the escalator and turn right. Austin Playhouse will be on your right by a water feature.
Detailed directions are available on our website: http://austinplayhouse.com/season/tempfac.html
We're at the opposite end of the mall from the main entrance on Airport. Please use the South entrance!
Austin Playhouse Season Ticket holders must call the box office at 512-476-0084 or email us directly to receive their subscriber discount!
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