ENLARGEIn a hard-fought election year, the New York International Fringe Festival, known for presenting emerging stage works, is doubling down on politically driven theater. Instead, many proposals grappled with hot-button issues such as gun control, policing and student debt, often using parody or satire. While the musical is a period piece, said Ms. Hurd, many issues it addresses are those that motivated the supporters of Bernie Sanders and of Mr. Trump. ENLARGEThe musical takes its title from an amusement park in Orlando, Fla., where families can fire automatic machine guns. But theater artists largely steered clear of daily campaign capers.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 08, 2016 23:03 UTC