The lighter side of the Primary! A new musical in New Hampshire examines the more humorous…and at times, ironic moments – of our Presidential contest. We’ll speak to the show’s creator and producer…and an array of longtime Granite State primary watchers with their tales of first-in-the-nation funnies.
- Blair Hundertmark, Producing Director of the New Hampshire Theater Project and Director of "The Primary Primary!” playing at The West End Studio Theater in Portsmouth.
- Robert John Ford, Playwright and Producer of “Caucus, the Musical” and “The Primary Primary!”
- John Clayton, Columnist for The Union Leader and the New Hampshire Sunday News and author of several books on New Hampshire
- Rebecca Hutchinson, Former State Representative from Deerfield
- Carol Sheehan, Owner of the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester
- Mary Hill, Longtime Employee at Capital Convenience in Concord
- Danny LaChance, Cook at Chez Vachon in Manchester
- Nancy Petrillo, Owner of Lindy's Restaurant in Keene
As I was out this afternoon chopping ice off my driveway, it occurred to me that the NH Primary is like this lovely January thaw we are having: the electorate has softened up, mellowed out, is CHANGING, and we may be on the cusp of electing an African American, or a woman to the Presidency. The snows of December have been hiding a groundswell in all of us for hope, for renewal, for new possibilities. I am proud of the NH electorate.