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Washington Premiere of Stuff Happens, the Powerful Political Drama

Olney Theatre Center - Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab (Olney, MD)
Title: Stuff Happens
Venue: Olney Theatre Center - Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab (Olney, MD)
Full Price: $43.00   Our Price: $21.50
Rating: 3.2 stars

Rated 3.2 by 6 members who went.

Be a fly on the wall of the Oval Office and see how the White House ticks. Join George Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, Tony Blair, Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell for politics of theatrical proportions. Spiked with dark humor, Stuff Happens is thought-provoking drama that mixes a lot of facts with a little imagination to expose how and why we went to war in Iraq.

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Members Who Went Said:

3 Star Rating
Written on
Jul 21 2008

Albert Binder

Albert Binder

It was very timely and informative. The actors did a good job of portraying the characteristcs of the major players in the Bush admin-
istration. However, it was a little too long.

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4 Star Rating
Written on
Jul 21 2008

cheryl trepagnier

cheryl trepagnier

miss the muppets

The production was compelling, both chilling and heartbreaking.

Of course Rick Foucheux was superb. So were the actors who played Blair, Rice and Powell. It was a joy to watch them, even as the events they portrayed were so terrible.

It ranks among the best theatrical experiences I can remember.

It is an excellent play. Don't read the following (scroll down if you want to read it) if you're going to see it.








I found the 'devil's advocate' speeches - one in particular - not at all convincing. I don't think that Hare really got into that frame of mind (it would be difficult), and the actors attempted to convey their sincerity by shouting their lines.

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Be a fly on the wall of the Oval Office and see how the White House ticks. Join George Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, Tony Blair, Condoleezza Rice, and Colin Powell for politics of theatrical proportions. Spiked with dark humor, Stuff Happens is thought-provoking drama that mixes a lot of facts with a little imagination to expose how and why we went to war in Iraq.

About Olney Theatre Center:

Located just north of Washington, D.C. in arts-rich Montgomery County, Maryland, Olney Theatre Center for the Arts offers a diverse array of professional productions year-round that enrich, nurture and challenge a broad range of artists, audiences and students. One of two state theaters of Maryland, OTC is situated on 14 acres in the heart of the beautiful Washington-Baltimore-Frederick "triangle," within easy access of all three cities.

An award-winning regional theater, Olney Theatre Center operates under an Actors' Equity Association Council of Stock Theaters (COST) contract, one of only three theaters in the country to operate under such a contract.

In addition to its mainstage season, which emphasizes 20th-century American classics, new works, area premieres, reinterpretations of classics and musical theater, OTC offers a wide range of programs and affiliations including: National Players, America's longest running classical touring company (since 1949), which performs for high school and college audiences in over 25 states; Potomac Theatre Project, which offers experimental and alternative plays that explore provocative and challenging human situations, ideas and visions; special school performances of mainstage shows; a free Summer Shakespeare Festival; and post-show discussions.