SHUT UP MARTHA -- aN ORIGINAL PLAY
"If it hadn't been for Martha, there would've been no Watergate." -- former president Richard M. Nixon
June 1972: Martha Mitchell is campaigning for President Nixon's re-election when five men are caught breaking into the Democrat's offices inside the Watergate complex. The Nixon campaign knows they're in trouble now -- Martha knows one of the burglars and loves calling reporters with her take on the events of the day. Can all the president's men shut up Martha and protect Nixon?
Shut Up Martha began as a 50-minute one-act back in 2023, premiering in Washington, DC. Since then, I've expanded the script into a two-act play through developmental workshops, with the goal of mounting a production run in New York City.
Contact me if you're interested in attending a staged reading or viewing the expanded script.
June 1972: Martha Mitchell is campaigning for President Nixon's re-election when five men are caught breaking into the Democrat's offices inside the Watergate complex. The Nixon campaign knows they're in trouble now -- Martha knows one of the burglars and loves calling reporters with her take on the events of the day. Can all the president's men shut up Martha and protect Nixon?
Shut Up Martha began as a 50-minute one-act back in 2023, premiering in Washington, DC. Since then, I've expanded the script into a two-act play through developmental workshops, with the goal of mounting a production run in New York City.
Contact me if you're interested in attending a staged reading or viewing the expanded script.
PRODUCTION HISTORY
TICKETS & PERFORMANCES
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Photo credit: Loralee Tyson, 2023
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VENUE
Capital Fringe Venue: Squirt Theatre
1050 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, 1st Floor Washington, DC 20007 Directions to the venue Click on link to learn more about ride share pick up and drop off, parking, and public transportation to and from the theater, which is in the Georgetown neighborhood of DC. |
CREATIVE TEAM
Shut Up Martha is thrilled to premiere in the Capital Fringe this summer, with a creative team from both DC and NYC. More about the team members here!
