Theater review: “Election Day” at Fort Hill Players
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- October
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As much as we all might want the campaign to be over and vote already, I can’t cast my ballot 
for “Election Day,†the fall production of the 70-year-old Fort Hill Players.
Playwright Josh Tobiessen’s script is uneven. While trying for the madcap — with bombing eco-terrorists, a devoted campaign worker and a candidate who’ll do anything to get elected — he resorts to language that is unnecessarily coarse and a plot that is unforgivably weak.
Even a cast of good actors — R.J. D’Amato, Adam Welsh, Michael Weissman, Andrea Moro and Leora Cohen — can’t fix what’s wrong here, although they give it their best under Melinda O’Brien’s fast-paced direction.
Cohen and Weissman stand out for the forcefulness of their portrayals — their “out-there†characters are well-delivered — but that’s not enough to recommend a night out at the Rochambeau School. Fort Hill’s program shows daring and thought-provoking choices in seasons past, but this one’s half-baked.
‘Election Day,’ a Fort Hill Players production at Rochambeau School, 228 Fisher Ave., White Plains. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $17, $14 for students and seniors. 914-309-7278. www.FortHillPlayers.com.
Photo by Joan Charischak: Members of the cast of “Election Day,” the fall production of Fort Hill Players, watch as a bomb blows up a car across the street. They are, from left: R.J. D’Amato, Leora Cohen, Adam Welsh and Andrea Moro.
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