CAUCUS! THE MUSICAL

 

FULL-LENGTH STAGE MUSICAL COMEDY

Book, Music & Lyrics by Robert John Ford

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CAUCUS! THE MUSICAL is an irreverent look at the first-in-the-nation Iowa Caucuses, offering audiences an entertaining opportunity to see how one undersized state plays such an oversized role in the presidential selection process.  When an Iowa farmer and his family are dubbed “the typical Iowa caucus-goers” by the media and political machines, the candidates plot to do anything to win their votes!  Recipient of an Iowa Arts Council major project grant.

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From 2004 to 2016, CAUCUS! THE MUSICAL was presented in Des Moines during each election year, attracting more than 10,000 audience members and extensive national and international media attention.  It was called “the hottest new musical in the country” by The Washington Post, and was the subject of feature stories in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, Time Magazine, and on CNN, NPR, ABC World News Tonight and the CBS Morning Show, to name just a few. ​ In 2020, RJF wrote an entirely new caucus-themed musical ADORE US! LINE, a political parody of "A Chorus Line." ​​  To view numerous media stories, click HERE​.