Show TimesThe Passion of George W. Bush premeired at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Performing Arts on August 14th, 2004 as part of the New York International Fringe Festival. A concert production was performed on November 1st, 2004 at Joe's Pub.
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CastJonathan Putterman - Karl Rove
Jonathan is excited to be a part of the NY International Fringe Festival. Regional Theater: Charleston Stage Company: I Love You, You're Perfect...Now Change!, West Virginia Public Theater: 1776, (Courier), North Carolina Theater: Best Little Whorehouse..., Oliver!. New York: The Makor Center: The Merry Swinger Show, (Dubya), The Theater at St. Peter's Church: Axis of E.
Michael Gladis - Dick Cheney
THEATRE: 12 Ophelias (BPAC), St. Crispin's Day (Rattlestick Th.), Fifth of July (Signature Theatre), Trueblinka (Maverick Theatre), Baal (Flea Theater), Romeo and Juliet (National Tour). TV: Hack (CBS), Third Watch as Eugene Rossi (NBC) FILM: K-19: The Widowmaker as the loveable Yevgeny Borzenkov. Thanks to my friends and family.
Charles Browning - Jeb Bush & Colin Powell
is currently working on his MFA at Columbia University. Regional: Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Timeline Theatre Company Televsion: All My Children, Law and Order. Film: Chicken Club (Comedy Central) upcoming Synergy (Univeral), The Pink Panther (MGM) BFA: DePaul University
Jennifer Houseal - Intern, Secret Service Agent, et al.
Jennifer Houseal is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, where she performed in various productions, including The Vagina Monologues, The Sea and The Threepenny Opera. Originally from Southern California, her favorite roles there included: Yente, the Matchmaker in Fiddler on the Roof; Kim MacAfee in Bye, Bye, Birdie; Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and Eva Peron in Evita. She is currently the Wardrobe Assistant at the Off-Broadway production of Menopause, the Musical. Jenny is thrilled to be a part of this project, and thanks her family, especially her parents, for their constant love and support.
Chad Coudriet - Intern, Secret Service Agent, et al.
is excited to be working on this project. He is a recent graduate of the Baldwin Wallace College Musical Theatre program. Chad has worked regionally at Cain Park, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, and Carousel Dinner Theatre. His recent cradits include The Who's Tommy, Side Show, Damn Yankees, and Annie. Chad thanks his family and friends for their support, and Alden, Adam, John, and Simon for the opportunity.
Colin Stokes - George W. Bush
last appeared on Fringe stages in 2002 in Best Overall Production winner Six Story Building. Fringe-like shows include Oedipus! A New Musical Comedy at Wings Theatre (title role) and Pirates of Penzance on a boat at South Street Seaport. He has been paid to act by Goodspeed Musicals (Great Expectations), Gateway Playhouse (On The Town, Godspell), TheatreWorks/USA (Just So Stories), and a few others. To relax, he performs Shakespeare, including Edmund to Austin Pendleton’s King Lear (New Rep), The Merchant of Venice (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival), and Romeo and Juliet on Boston Common. He has appeared in the requisite Law & Order episode and is auditioning for commercials. If you hated this show, you will probably like him in off-Broadway’s I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, which he will be returning to tomorrow.
Thursday Farrar - Condoleezza Rice
is a Drama~Logue Award recipient for her portrayal of Josephine Baker in the world premiere of Barry Manilow's new musical Harmony at the La Jolla Playhouse. She has also performed the title role of AIDA in the original Chicago and Broadway companies. Recently off the tour of Les Miserables, she is the second African American actress cast in the role of Fantine. She also took part in the Kennedy Center’s Sondheim Celebration production of Merrily We Roll Along in the featured role of KT, talk show host. Thursday has worked this year in two other playwriting festivals, The New Harmony Project in the production of Slow Dance on a Hot Pickup in the role of Sheba written by John Pielmeier (Agnes of God) and Matty Selman (Lysistrata) and NY Film & Stage’s production of The Catch by Alison Tatlock in the double role of Ms. White/Ruth. Other NY productions include Hallelujah Baby! in the lead role of Georgina, Lincoln Center's production of Parade, Once Upon a Mattress (Broadway revival), The Drama Dept.'s production of As Thousands Cheer and City Center Encores! productions of Li'l Abner, St. Louis Woman (cast recording), and Golden Boy. She is a graduate of the American Musical & Dramatic Academy in New York City. Thursday has also recorded her selection (My Favorite Things) for a new collection of Richard Rodgers songs by today’s Broadway actresses. The new vocal series is called You Oughta Be On Broadway.
Craig Baldwin - George H. W. Bush
Off Broadway: Twelfth Night, NYSF/Public Theatre. Richard III, Murder by Poe, The Acting Company. NYC Fringe: One Hit Wonder. Regional: A Dream Play, HMS Pinafore, The Einstein Project, Berkshire Theatre Festival. Sydney: Macbeth, Evita Film: Charles Gilpatrick: Front Desk Clerk Television: "As The World Turns". Upcoming: Julius Caesar, Connecticut Rep. Co-Producer of The Dilemma of Drugs. Trained at Juilliard.
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John Herin Adam B. Mathias Music Alden Terry Original Cast Craig Baldwin Charles Browning Chad Coudriet Thursday Farrar Michael Gladis Jennifer Houseal Shannon Polly Jonathan Putterman Colin Stokes Direction Simon Hammerstein Music Direction Jana Zielonka Choreography Dontee Kiehn Design Michael V. Moore Charlene Alexis Gross Dale Knoth Greg Reif Produced by Christine Hale Associate Produced by Simon Hammerstein Richard Kimmel Complete list and bios... Email us PollUpcoming events |