About this book

Two friends, living in a post-modern wasteland, seek to better their circumstances by campaigning for elected office. Through their encounters with an odd cast of characters, they confront philosophical and existential questions that threaten both their world view and their friendship, and come to realize that their initial, noble motivation for change has been corrupted by self-interest and the allure of power.

POLITICOS was first performed in the New Works and New Genres Series at the Organic Theater in Chicago, Illinois, in 1988.

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Author's Notes

POLITICOS is a political allegory that I’d written for the theater portion of my class in Northwestern University’s pilot Creative Writing for the Media Program, and it became my first 'produced' work.

I submitted the finished play to a handful of Chicago theaters, and it was selected for production in the 1988 New Works and New Genres Series at the Organic Theater Company. With a minimalist set, and a cast of six characters, the stage production was directed by the theater company’s assistant artistic director, Lisa Pearson. The play explores the corruption of noble aspirations through politics.

Student productions of the play are permitted royalty free (with notification to the publisher).

Book Genre: Fiction > Performing Arts, Drama & Theater

Listed on: 13 March, 2020

ISBN: 9781733640633

About the author

Paolo Mazzucato

Paolo Mazzucato is an American fiction author and screenwriter. He began his writing career as a Chicago playwright and award-winning student filmmaker before moving to Los Angeles where he won awards for screenwriting and scripted various projects for film and television.

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