BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//172.67.198.109//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Theatre Workshop of Owensboro X-WR-CALDESC:The Longest Running Show in Town X-FROM-URL:http://www.theatreworkshop.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-2868@www.theatreworkshop.org DTSTAMP:20240328T124215Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Upcoming Events CONTACT:Todd Reynolds\; 270-683-5333\; toddreynolds823@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The play focuses on Sid Caesar-like Max Prince\, the star of a weekly comedy-variety show circa 1953\, and his staff\, including Simon’s alter-ego Lucas Brickman\, who maintains a running commentary on the writi ng\, fighting\, and wacky antics which take place in the writers’ room. Ma x has an ongoing battle with NBC executives\, who fear his humor is too so phisticated for Middle America. The play is notable not only for its insid er’s look at the personalities and processes of television comedy writing\ , but also for its reflection of the political and social undercurrents of its time\, in particular the rise of Joseph McCarthy\, relationships betw een various (European) American ethnicities\, and attitudes toward women. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230219T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230219T160000 LOCATION:Trinity RDATE;TZID=America/Chicago:20230226T140000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Laughter on the 23rd Floor URL:http://www.theatreworkshop.org/event/laughter-on-the-23rd-floor-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;http://www.theatreworkshop.org/_uploads/2022/08/ Laughter-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;http://www.theatreworkshop.org/ _uploads/2022/08/Laughter-282x300.jpg\;282\;300\;1\,large\;http://www.thea treworkshop.org/_uploads/2022/08/Laughter.jpg\;474\;505\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nThe play focuses on Sid Caesar-like Max Prince\, the star of a weekly com edy-variety show circa 1953\, and his staff\, including Simon’s alter-ego Lucas Brickman\, who maintains a running commentary on the writing\, fight ing\, and wacky antics which take place in the writers’ room. Max has an o ngoing battle with N BC executives\, who fear his humor is too sophisticated for Middle America. The play is notable not only for its insider’s look at the personalities and processes of television c omedy writing\, but also for its reflection of the political and social un dercurrents of its time\, in particular the rise of Joseph McCarthy\, rela tionships between various (European) American ethnicities\, and attitudes toward women.
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