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'All the King's Men'
Camelot Theatre presents a play on the corruption of absolute power
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By John Darling
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Posted: 4:20 PM January 26, 2012
With "All the King's Men," Camelot Theatre tackles the huge and highly engaging issue of how power
corrupts even the most well-intentioned of people.
The play comes from the 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren. It was made into a movie with Sean Penn in
2006 and fictionalizes the frenzied and tragic life of Louisiana Gov. and Sen. Huey Long, a populist who
was swept into the political elite and assassinated as he tried to leave it, says director Livia Genise.
"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely," Genise says. "I chose the play because it's a
presidential election year, and we seem to be living in a time of absolute power."
"All the King's Men" previews at 8 p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday, Feb. 1-2, opens Friday, Feb. 3, and runs through
Sunday, Feb. 26, at Camelot Theatre, 101 Talent Ave, Talent.
Performances are set for 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays
and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets for the Feb. 1 show cost $22, and
proceeds will benefit the Medford Rogue Rotary. Tickets for the
Feb. 2 preview cost $10. All other tickets cost $22, $20 for
seniors and students (except Sunday matinees). A pay-what-
If you go
What: "All the King's Men"
When: Previews Wednesday and
Thursday, Feb. 1-2, opens Friday,
Feb. 3, and runs through Feb. 26
you-can performance will be offered at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
Where: Camelot Theatre, 101 Talent
Ave., Talent
8.
Tickets: $10 to $22
The play also examines the issues raised by the Occupy
Movement, Genise says.
Call: 541-535-5250 or see
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"One percent of the nation controls most of the wealth. Like Huey
Long, the president today seeks to create jobs and income for the 99 percent through public-works
projects."
Like many politicians getting into public life, the main character, Willie Stark — based on Long — starts out
trying to help people by opposing corrupt insiders who give public projects to cronies, with disastrous
results for public safety.
"Over time, Willie gets so disgusted," Genise says. "He is naive, a sucker, but learns how he's been used.
He becomes convinced no one is going to do the right things to resolve widespread poverty and despair in
the Depression-era South."
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"The play shows that even a person with the best intentions can be corrupted by power. The lesson is:
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"All the King's Men" is one in a politically minded set — including "1776," "The Best Man" and "Woody
Guthrie's American Song" — that Camelot will stage this year.
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