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Written and directed by Barry Lemoine, the Louisiana Purchase play takes a humorous and historical look at the events leading up to this sale of the century. Based on the work of famed cartoonist and humorist, John Chase, the show has the feel of a carnival sideshow, with panels of Chase’s work serving as background. Uncle Sam serves a similar function as the stage manager in Our Town in the show, interacting with both characters and audience members. Along the way we meet Napoleon, the Queen of Spain, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe in this fast-paced, humorous look at the ...Read More
Written and directed by Barry Lemoine, the Louisiana Purchase play takes a humorous and historical look at the events leading up to this sale of the century. Based on the work of famed cartoonist and humorist, John Chase, the show has the feel of a carnival sideshow, with panels of Chase’s work serving as background. Uncle Sam serves a similar function as the stage manager in Our Town in the show, interacting with both characters and audience members. Along the way we meet Napoleon, the Queen of Spain, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe in this fast-paced, humorous look at the events that made the purchase necessary and possible.
Act I covers the events leading from the Columbus discovery of the New World to Spain's, France's, and England’s dreams of colonial empires in America, much to the chagrin of the Native Americans. Act II captures the intrigue and the negotiations behind the land deal of the century.
This production about our nation's founding fathers took to the Nunez Auditorium stage on Father's Day Weekend, 2003, and was the centerpiece for a statewide, year-long celebration.
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