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State of the Union

First Preview: Feb 8, 2019
Opening Date: Feb 8, 2019
Closing Date: Mar 10, 2019
Running Time: 02:30
State of the Union

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Playing @
Connelly Theater Upstairs
220 East 4th St, New York, NY 10009
The party needs an independent thinker, but not one with a mind of his own.

Grant Matthews could be the Republicans' savior. A Democrat has held the White House four terms running, but this dynamic industrial tycoon has the charisma and populist instincts to woo a broad swathe of the voting public.

With the help of his lover, a driven newspaper magnate, the party leaders convince him to take a speaking tour of the country to test the waters.  The catch?  For appearance's sake, he must take along his wife, Mary. But as the tour goes on, the politicians realize they didn't reckon with either her honesty or his principles, let alone the chance they might still love each other. 

How can you win a campaign if the candidate insists on saying what he means?
Off-Off Broadway
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 13

Performance Schedule

SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY @ 3 PM
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM


Written By
  • Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse

Director
  • Laura Livingston

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Full-price tickets:

$11.00 - $21.00

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Info

    Not wheelchair accessible; up one flight of 18 stairs.
  • Seating

    51-seat 3/4 thrust black box
  • Elevator\Escalator

    There is no elevator in this historic school building; one must ascend one flight of 18 steps.
  • Parking

    Weeknights and weekend days, parking may be found on the street. On weekend evenings, the streets get crowded. Lot / Houston and Essex - Public parking in a guarded lot is available on Avenue A
  • Entrance

    Located on the second floor of the Connelly Center.
  • Box Office

    The Connelly Theater does not have a full-time box office on site. You can purchase tickets to all shows online 24 hours a day until shortly before each performance. Walk-up tickets may be purchased, pending availability, at showtime.
  • Restroom

    The public restroom is on the ground floor - wheelchair accessible
  • Water Fountain

    None available.
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Assisted Listening System

    None available
  • Folding Armrests

    None available

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