November

Performed at the Mark Taper, this farce is about a president who thinks he will lose the election and is trying to make enough money for his Library.  Ed Begley Jr. plays the president, Charles Smith, and Felicity Huffman plays his gay speechwriter, Clarice, that he relies on heavily.

The role of Charles was rather silly as he schemes to blackmail the National Association of Turkey Manufacturers by not pardoning the selected turkey unless they contribute heavily to his Library.  Clarice was rather annoying because she is supposed to be sick and her sniffling, coughing and sneezing got on my nerves. 

I hated it, really.  Max felt the same way and he doesn’t think Ed Bagley is a good actor at all.  He puts Ed in the same league as Bill Pullman who he dislkes.

I should have known better.  The screenplay is by David Mamet who I’ve disliked ever since Sophia (the goat).