DCG posted: " NY Daily News: Days after that awkward Nelson Mandela
funeral selfie, another portrait of Barack Obama is developing — and it’s a
psychological one. A new in-the-works play, “Loving Obama,” now in
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Days after that awkward Nelson Mandela funeral selfie, another portrait of
Barack Obama is developing — and it’s a psychological one.
*A new in-the-works play, “Loving Obama,” now in auditions, finds the
commander-in-chief at sea, spiritually.*
“*It’s a mythic tale of self-discovery*,” says playwright John Ransom
Phillips, who was inspired by Obama’s 1995 memoir, “Dreams From My Father.”
“Obama feels the continuing loss of his father who was never there for
him,” adds Phillips, an artist with a doctorate in the history of culture
from the University of Chicago. *“He wants to fill this black hole of
incompleteness. He’s on a journey of reconciliation.”*
Despite the title, “Loving Obama” is already generating plenty of hate —
like its main character, perhaps. “I’ve never gotten nasty emails before,”
Phillips says. “People are reacting to the title. *But the play isn’t about
me loving Obama,* *but about Obama embracing himself*.”
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The 44th POTUS encounters several men during his quest,* thinly veiled
stand-ins of iconic leaders*: *Al Sharpton* (known as Sharpie in the
play), *Jesse
Jackson* (called Jack), Martin Luther King Jr. (simply “Luther”) and *Malcolm
X* (who is only called X in the show).
“Some of the influences are more positive than others,” says Phillips. The
character of Luther, he adds, “is most capable of contributing to Obama’s
journey.”
A workshop production of the play will run in February and is shaping up to
be a mixed-media piece. It combines drama and dance by choreographer Sidra
Bell, who is directing.
“Loving Obama” is part of a Phillips series on Presidents that combines
paintings and text. “Loving Obama” is the lone drama in the series.
That said, expect a flattering portrait. *Phillips voted for Obama
twice*and even offered the campaign a painting called “Barack Obama in
Watery
America.” Maybe “Loving Obama” is a good title after all.
DCG
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