Picking Palin
a new play by stephen padilla
How did a certain first-term, little-known governor from Alaska become the 2008 Republican Vice Presidential candidate? The better question is why.
News
Goings On About Town: New York International Fringe Festival
“Highlights include...Stephen Padilla’s ‘Picking Palin.’”
What We Love This Week
“Top on our list is writer-director Stephen Padilla’s Picking Palin...it’s garnered great notices so far.”
New York International Fringe
Festival: Critics’ Pick
“Some of this year’s most memorable titles include Picking Palin.”
N.Y. Fringe Lineup Announced
“Highlights include the premiere of Stephen Padilla’s ‘Picking Palin,’ a new play that scrutinizes the former Alaska governor’s rise to prominence.”
2010 Fringe Fest Include Monmouth County Actors
“Stephen Padilla’s already acclaimed study of how and why a ‘certain first-term, little-known governor’ was thrust into the limelight of a presidential campaign.”
Showtimes
Connelly Theater
220 East 4th Street
(Avenue A & Avenue B)
New York, NY 10009
F to 2nd Avenue
FringeNYC Venue #2
Reviews
FringeNYC Festival Review:
Picking Palin
“Picking Palin does something that too few contemporary American dramas do, which is to reflect seriously on our current political culture and raise questions—some admittedly unanswerable—about how things got the way they did in this country. In a time when news gets stale within hours instead of days, theatre that makes us focus on recent events with intelligence and clarity is certainly welcome.”
Getting Political, Losing the Pounds
“A serious deliberation that is ultimately about winning at all costs. The arguments are well constructed and surprisingly nuanced.”
2010 FringeNYC Festival
Roundup #1
“Padilla -- who also directs his able cast with an abler hand than many playwrights apply to their handiwork -- achieves a convincing you-are-there quality.”
Fringe Festival Review:
Picking Palin
“Credit playwright Stephen Padilla for digging out nuance from both sides of the aisle.”
ADVANCE PRAISE
“utterly, unquestionably, staggeringly authentic”
-John Glavin, author of After Dickens