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The Consul, the Tramp and America's Sweetheart

The Consul, the Tramp & Americas Sweetheart~ World Premiere!
by John Morogiello
Opens Sept. 2
Closes Sept. 18
The Consul, the Tramp and Americas Sweetheart has already won the Julie Harris Playwriting Award and First prize at the Dayton Playhouse Futurefest. Oldcastle Theatre has twice presented premieres of plays by Baltimore playwright John Morogiello. Engaging Shaw has been produced around the world and Playdate which Oldcastle premiered in 2014 is now being produced by regional theatres around the U.S.
The Consul, the Tramp & Americas Sweethearts story, concerns Charles Chaplins film masterpiece, The Great Dictator and Germanys attempts to prevent the movie from being made. The cast includes silent screen star, Mary Pickford, who became head of the studio she formed with Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks, United Artists. The play contains some classic comedic pieces from Chaplins films and also concerns a young woman trying to make her way up the administrative ladder in Hollywood; as well as the Nazi Consul to the United States.
This new play is funny, clever, has an interesting take on history, is play about women fighting to receive equal status and a test of commercial needs versus artistic freedom.~Eric Peterson, Producing Artistic Director, Oldcastle Theatre Company