State of the Union
A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Satire
September 22, 2006 — October 22, 2006
This delightfully fresh satire skewers America’s favorite pastime, politics. It is also a sharp challenge to all Americans who are interested in the kind of government they’re getting and the kind of government they think they really deserve.
Artistic Team
Director
Kyle Donnelly
Scenic Designer
Kate Edmunds
Costume Designer
Wade Laboissonniere
Lighting Designer
Nancy Schertler
Sound Designer
Garth Hemphill
Video Designer
Peter Nigrini
Wigs and Hair Designer
Cookie Jordan
Dramaturge
Michelle T. Hall
Production Stage Manager
Craig A. Horness
Assistant Stage Manager
Brandon Prendergast
Casting
Liz Woodman
Cast
Jim Abele
Grant Matthews
Christopher Bloch
Sam Parrish
Michael Gabel
Senator Lauterback/Labor Leader
Martha Hackett
Kay Thorndyke
Naomi Jacobson
Norah/Mrs. Draper
Ellen Karas
Mary Matthews
Floyd King
Judge Alexander
James Konicek
Swenson/Labor Leader
Hugh Nees
William Hardy/Labor Leader
Joe Peck
Stevens/Waiter
Kip Pierson
Bellboy
Andrew Polk
Spike McManus
Nancy Robinette
Mrs. Alexander
Sam Tsoutsouvas
James Conover
Esther Williamson
Jenny
Michael Bunce
Understudy
Teresa Castracane
Understudy
From the Gallery
![A woman in a mauve lace gown shakes hands with a man in a tuxedo at a party. Behind them, four other party attendees in tuxedos and fancy dress are gathered, as a waitress carrying drinks walks toward them.]](https://tess.fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/state-of-union-167-1024x683.jpg)
![An actress standing in an a-line grey satin skirt-suit and matching hat holds a newspaper and shares an exasperated look with a man standing behind a round mahogany table, who holds a clipboard. Seated at the table and on the left is a man reading another newspaper.]](https://tess.fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/state-of-union-073-1024x683.jpg)
