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Comedy/Drama |
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Full-length, 75-80 minutes
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1 male, 1 either (1-2 actors possible: 0-1 females, 1-2 males) |
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Table, chair, various cut-outs of political characters.
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Adult language |
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| Lee Atwater, George H. W. Bush's main political advisor, was no stranger to controversy. From his early days learning the ropes from Strom Thurmond, to introducing Reagan to the power of MTV, to his successful direction of Bush's 1988 presidential campaign (including the notorious Willie Horton ads), Atwater was simultaneously reviled and revered -- depending on whether he was on your side or not. A one-man tour de force about an immensely clever, wickedly funny, and ruthless kingmaker's journey -- from blues-loving frat boy to brain cancer victim confronting a lifetime of Machiavellian tactics. |
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| "Fixin' to Die is a fact-filled, 75-minute romp through Atwater's personal and political life. Lee Atwater of Fixin' to Die is a complex, sympathetic and -- dare we say it -- likable character." |
| --Stephen Nunns, American Theatre |
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| Brian Stepanek, Atwater: Fixin' to Die, Pegasus Players, Chicago (1996). Photo: Jennifer Girard. |
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