The cast and crew of Charlotte Squawks, an annual political satire, music, and comedy show rehearses at the Stage Door Theatre Monday evening in Charlotte. For the 17th time since 2004, Charlotte Squawks performers are preparing to take the stage and musically mock the absurd, comical and frustrating aspects of life in Charlotte. We’ve had to kind of soft pedal the politics, especially at the presidential level.”Changes to the landscape of political satire haven’t been unique to Charlotte Squawks. The troupe announced it disbanded due to financial struggles amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but its dissolution led some in the political sphere to wonder if the audience for political satire had shrunk as political partisanship grew. Cast and crew of Charlotte Squawks, an annual political satire, music, and comedy show, rehearses at the Stage Door Theatre Monday evening in Charlotte.

Source: The Guardian June 08, 2022 16:50 UTC