Slate, the daily web magazine that seeks to explain and analyze the world in a provocative, witty, and intelligent way, has partnered with renowned Chicago-based comedy theater The Second City, to produce a traveling, election-themed live, political comedy show. Unelectable You: The Second City’s Completely Unbiased Political Revue will play the WVU Creative Arts Center for one night only on Sunday, Sept. 18. Tickets are on sale now at the Mountainlair and CAC box offices and online at Ticketmaster.com.

 

Unelectable Younot only showcases the talents of The Second City, the legendary institution that’s incubated America’s best comedic talent for more than 50 years, but it also incorporates Slate’s writers and personalities into each show. This production, which includes both scripted and improvisational portions, will explore topics such as campaign trail scandals, what makes a candidate “electable,” how voters consume political news and much more.

 

The Unelectable You creative team includes veteran Second City director Matt Hovde and writers Steve Waltien, Tyler Alexander, Billy Bungeroth, Marla Caceres, Ed Furman, Scott Morehead, Carley Moseley and John Thibodeaux. The design team includes William Boles (Set), Heather Gilbert (Lighting), Jesse Case (Sound and Composition), Mike Tutaj (Projections) and Raquel Adorno (Costumes).

“As countless runners up have learned, being qualified is not the same as being ‘electable,’” says Hovde. “Unelectable You is a shout-out to the fractured and confusing process we have of choosing a leader, as viewed through the lenses of Slate and Second City.”

“Over 20 years, covering six presidential elections, Slate has always been just as interested in the comedy of the campaign trail as in its drama,” says Dan Kois, Slate’s culture editor. “We’re thrilled to work with a troupe as skilled, smart and passionate as The Second City to give our readers and podcast fans a brand new live show experience full of the full-throated commentary they love.”

 

Tickets for the Unelectable You performance in Morgantown start at $42. WVU Student tickets are $18. Tickets are on sale now at the Mountainlair and Creative Arts Center box offices, Ticketmaster.com and by phone at 304-293-SHOW (7469) or 800-745-3000. The WVU Student discount is only available at the campus box offices. WVU Students must present a valid WVU ID and are limited to one discounted ticket per valid WVU ID.