Mark Jacoby, Steve Sheridan, Brit Whittle, John Bolger and Martin L'Herault in Arizona Theatre Company's "Five Presidents."
Were I in Arizona, I'd go see the Arizona Theater Company's production of Five Presidents. Playing in Tucson through January 31st, then Phoenix, February 5th through the 22nd.
I am a huge fan of Steve Sheridan and his portrayal of Ronald Reagan.
Tucson Weekly's Sherilyn Forrester had this to say:
It's a terrific little piece, a brand new play, actually, commissioned by the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, which is co-producer of the show on stage here which will continue ATC's regular run in Phoenix and then take up residency in Milwaukee. Playwright Rick Cleveland, a TV writer ("Six Feet Under, "Nurse Jackie") who won an Emmy for "The West Wing," has crafted a play that, although slight on conflict, is pretty much properly balanced in all other aspects.
Cleveland takes the setting of Richard Nixon's funeral in Yorba Linda, California, in 1994, to bring four former presidents together, as well as the new guy in the oval office, to wait in Nixon's Library while things are readied for the actual ceremony. (Although all wives were present at the funeral, they are not included in Cleveland's convention.)
Presented by the Arizona Theatre Company
