It’s 2004, and a state senator named Barack Hussein Obama is running to represent Illinois in the United States Senate. On the South Side of Chicago, his field team includes: Dan, a hot, smart white guy (“politically incorrect”); Clark, a spritely base coverer; and Porsche, an environmentalist who loves humanity but is meh on humans. When newcomer Aisha joins the team, her candor, quick smile, and comfortability with voters rocket her to the top of the organizing food chain. But how will the other members of her team react to this fast ascent? Can white men cede power when they really, really think they deserve it? And, dear God, will Mr. Obama win his Senate race?!
Cast:
AISHA, early 20s, Black, she/her/hers, jubilant like the color yellow, passionate like the color red
CLARK, mid 20s, white, he/him/his, took being in the gifted program since third grade very seriously
PORSCHE, 30, Black, she/her/hers, prefers animals, plants, and bodies of water to people; is very close to her grandmother
DAN, late 20s, white, he/him/his, has never really been told no; a fox (in all senses of the word)
