Laramie Crocker's
U.S. Provisional Authority
A musical fantasie set in the year 2014 after the aborted elections of 2004
Original music and spoken word by Berkeley singer/songwriter Laramie Crocker
Two shows:
Trinity Methodist Chapel
Friday, October 8, 8:00 PM
Friday, October 22, 8:00 PM
Doors at 7:30 both nights
See the show that has inspired people in New York, California, Nevada, New Hampshire, Vermont, Virginia and Missouri. Laramie Crocker's "U.S. Provisional Authority" is wickedly funny, ominous, prescient, beautiful, and moving.
Patricia and Daniel Ellsberg call Laramie Crocker "The Musical Michael Moore .... the Tom Lehrer of these times."
Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Laramie Crocker teams up with Bay Area artists to bring an evening of musical fantasie to his hometown of Berkeley: world-class concert pianist/improvisator (and mother) Joy Crocker, percussionist Randal Mitros and bassist Michael Olivola, plus special musical guests, including violinist Sharon Abreu for the October 8 show.
Crocker plays the speaking parts, from the hilarious Dubya, a commander-in-chief reminiscent of Puck who speaks in Shakespearean couplets to the sinister General Rumsfeld, to the confused Patriot who finds himself hospitalized and medicated for his political actions in a future ruled by the U.S. Provisional Authority.
But the original songs are the center of the show. Danceable, beautiful, poignant, inspiring, and funn - you'll go home humming the tunes. Tunes like "Club Fed" (it's the place to hide when the world thinks you're dead), and "Yes, Mr. Cheney," in which Dubya's White House is cast as "The D.C. Hillbillies," and the whimsical "All My WMDs" bring laughter to the belly. Songs like "Cargo" in which a fallen soldier describes "the long ride home," and "Bombing for Peace" run straight to the heart. The show ends with the inspiring "Big Green Lady," a love song to the Statue of Liberty, and the defiant "I Want My Country Back."
The songs and lyrics can all be found on the website for the show:
http://ProvisionalAuthority.us/
Contact info@ProvisionalAuthority.us for more information.
Cost: $8/$5