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PBS Airs a Two Hour Stacey Abrams Campaign Ad Posing as a Shakespeare Play

Sunday, 24 November 2019, 20:07 BFH Uncategorized 22

PBS aired a 2 hour ad campaign for Stacey Abrams, disguised as an all black redux of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.

Mortgage for the Masses sent in the screenshots.

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This bold interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece features Danielle Brooks (“Orange is the New Black,” Broadway’s “The Color Purple”) and Grantham Coleman (“Buzzer,” “The Americans”) as the sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick. Tony Award winner Kenny Leon (“American Son,” “A Raisin in the Sun”) directs with choreography by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown (“Choir Boy”).

“Great Performances has a long history of providing audiences free access to the best in theater, from Broadway musicals to Shakespearean classics, and we’re delighted to partner with The Public Theater again,” said Great Performances Executive Producer David Horn, who directed the play for television. “This modern reinterpretation by Kenny Leon couldn’t be more timely, showing how Shakespeare addressed issues that we are still facing as a country today.”

“The Public is theater of, by and for all people, and we are thrilled that our partnership with Great Performances will bring our Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Kenny Leon’s brilliant production of Much Ado About Nothingto even more audiences throughout New York City and across the country,” said Patrick Willingham, Executive Director of The Public Theater.

Set in contemporary Georgia with an election race underway, Great Performances: Much Ado About Nothing finds the community of Messina celebrating a break from an ongoing war, but not all is peaceful amid the merriment. Former rivals battle it out, revenge is sought and trickery runs amok in this timeless comedy of romantic retribution and miscommunication. Earning a New York Times Critic’s Pick, the play was recorded during its final weekend of Free Shakespeare in the Park performances, June 22-23, 2019.

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What election is underway in contemporary Georgia for 2020?

Here is a CNN headline 4 days ago.

Democrats look to Stacey Abrams as they try to make Georgia a 2020 swing state

22 Comments on PBS Airs a Two Hour Stacey Abrams Campaign Ad Posing as a Shakespeare Play

  7. Stacey Abrams 2020? For what? Not Preezy. We’ve got two open Senate seats, and she is not running for either one AFAIK. And Sally Yates isn’t running, either. I wonder why not.

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  15. The US needs to get back to what made America great. Peace, freedom, personal responsibility, small government, few regulations, and a balanced budget.

    ATF, DEA, the Commerce Dept., CIA, Amtrak, EPA, NSA, Homeland Security, Dept. of Education, and PBS need to be eliminated.

    A Constitutional Convention should be called to strengthen the Constitution.

    If these steps fail, then the US should secede by states or counties.

    https://www.lewrockwell.com/2015/11/paul-gottfried/secession-hope/

    Americans should also drop out and stop supporting this corrupt government with taxes.

  16. PBS has fallen so far from the days of my youth. When your survival is totally reliant on strangers giving you money, you will say and do anything they tell you because you have sold yourself.

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  18. “Stacy Abrams” or “Madam Secretary” ?
    Alex, I’ll take ‘Dead Politicians and worthless Hollywood assholes for a Million’!
    Alex,
    Don’t give me that had to be a ‘In the form of a question bullshit’! I said means ‘a million!’. Alex, short timing or not, don’t be a cheap bastard,,

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  19. ‘disguised as an all black redux of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.’
    The magnificent Bastard Refuse Technicians I am blessed with would even say,
    Nah, not, even, F’Dat!

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