Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/20/2019 - 02/23/2019
12:00 am
Location
Purnell Center For The Arts (Carnegie-Mellon University)
Categories
A famous publicity stunt by legendary comedian Gracie Allen (1895-1964) provides inspiration for this funny and thoughtful play.
Gracie Allen and her husband/partner George Burns (1896-1996) were among the biggest stars in the 20th century. To promote their radio program, Gracie went on a mock campaign for President of the United States during the 1940 campaign season.
“It’s in the Bag” puts together highlights of Gracie’s prank with the lowlights from the dozens of real campaigns women have run for U.S. President. Old time radio soundstage magic, classic and contemporary misogyny, and a whole lot of campaign pins prick through decades of U.S. political noise to ask: how long will a woman running for president still be just a joke?
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