The Best Man

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Brett Williams

R. Peter Hunt and Lee Waldhart

When Gore Vidal’s play opened on Broadway in 1960, The New York Times called it “a political melodrama that comes close enough to the truth to be both comic and exciting.” A comment on the politics of the time, the script pits presidential candidates against each other to win the endorsement of a former commander-in-chief. The Madison Theatre Guild production is directed by Dave Pausch and may be the perfect play to see as you’re recovering from the midterm elections.

11/2-17, Bartell Theatre-Drury Stage, at 7:30 pm Thursdays-Saturdays (2 pm on 11/17) and 2 pm, 11/11. $20.