The Outsider

Regional Premiere

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THE OUTSIDER by Paul Slade Smith
Helen Hayes Awards Recommended
August 27 - September 24, 2022
Playwright
Paul Slade Smith
Director
Ray Ficca
Regional Premiere

Ned Newley doesn’t even want to be governor. He’s terrified of public speaking, and his poll numbers are impressively bad. To his ever-supportive Chief of Staff, Ned seems destined to fail. But political consultant Arthur Vance sees things differently: Ned might be the worst candidate to ever run for office. Unless the public is looking for… the worst candidate to ever run for office. THE OUTSIDER is a timely and hilarious comedy that skewers politics and celebrates democracy.

Special Performances & Events
Audience Talkback: Meet the Artists

Featuring special guest, playwright Paul Slade Smith
September 11, 2022 | Following the performance
Free and open to all patrons

Audience Talkback with Gov. Martin O'Malley

61st Governor of Maryland, former Mayor of Baltimore, & Celtic rock singer/songwriter
September 18, 2022 | Following the performance
Free and open to all patrons

THE OUTSIDER Club Keegan at Botanical Bar

Join us at Botanical Bar (1633 P St NW, Washington, DC 20036)
September 28, 2022 | 4:00 pm
$25 event ticket includes drink and appetizer (show ticket sold separately)

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Press

DC Theater Arts Review

“[The regional premiere of The Outsider] at Keegan Theatre is a hilarious, despairing, and ultimately heartwarming look at the fragility of democracy and the venality of the politics we force ‘the people’…”

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Broadway World Review

The Outsider by Paul Slade Smith, now playing at the Keegan Theatre, is a skewering send-up of all the shenanigans that polls, pollsters, and the media are involved in. Laughs…”

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Washington City Paper Review

“As farce, The Outsider is warm and satisfying in the way that wholly predictable comedy often is, sailing along on the enthusiasm of an appealing cast that director Ray Ficca…”

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DCist Review

“This month Keegan Theatre explores the more farcical side of the business of Washington with The Outsider, a comedy by Paul Slade Smith, designed to remind us that “unqualified is…”

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Cast
Ned Newley
Zach Brewster-Geisz
Lolita Marie
Paige Caldwell
Lolita Marie
DeJeanette Horne
Arthur Vance
DeJeanette Horne
Susan Marie Rhea
Louise Peakes
Susan Marie Rhea
Michael Innocenti
Dave Riley
Michael Innocenti
Rebecca Ballinger
Rachel Parsons
Rebecca Ballinger
Kevin Adams
A.C. Petersen
Kevin Adams
Mary Doebel
Louise Peakes Understudy
Mary Doebel
Production Team
Director
Ray Ficca
Stage Manager
Mary Doebel
Lighting Designer
Dan Martin
Resident Scenic Designer / Lead Carpenter
Matthew J. Keenan
Sound Designer
Brandon Cook
Costume Designer
Melissa Leigh Gilbert
Set Dressing / Properties Designer
Cindy Landrum Jacobs
Photos