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Directed by Luke Draper

On the Main Stage

Performance Dates:

February 9th
February 10th
February 15th
February 16th

February 17th 
February 22nd
February 23rd
February 24th

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Swing Performance:
February 17th - Tammy Miltner as Sara Whitmore


All shows will begin at 7:30 PM

What's it about?

An Off Broadway Alliance Best Play Nominee, CHURCH & STATE is a fast-paced dramedy about faith, politics, and "The Twitter". 

It’s three days before Charles Whitmore’s Senate re-election and he’s decided to finally tell the public exactly what’s on his mind, no filter. What could possibly go wrong?

In the wake of a school shooting in his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina, a Republican U.S. senator makes an off-the-cuff comment to a blogger that gets leaked on “the Twitter,” calling into question the senator’s stance on guns and God. As his devoutly Christian wife and liberal Jewish campaign manager try to contain the damage, this look at how religion influences politics and how politics has become a religion is simultaneously funny, heartbreaking, and uplifting.

Cast

Senator Charles Whitmore........................Fern Velez
Sara Whitmore................................................Meg Nester
Sara Whitmore Swing..................................Tammy Miltner 
Alex Klein..........................................................Isley Durate
Tom/Others......................................................Faye Pickett

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