Chapter 108: Why should I vote?

VOTE CONTIBUTE DO WHAT YOU CAN This piece is an excerpt from WATCH THE BULLIES DANCE in which the ghost of P.T. Barnum, upset that heaven is a no smoking zone, returns to lament the loss of ethics in the showbusiness of politics. He argues that TRUST, NOT FEAR is the true art of both the showman and the politician. Who knew that common sense could be so complicated?

America, The Greatest Show on Earth

A film created by Peter Cunningham and Ara Fitzgerald in Lester Tate’s old shed on Grand Manan Island. This film was made for the 2018 American election campaign, but the issues haven’t changed now in 2020. This is one of a series of performances in which Ara plays “The Ghost of P.T.Barnum” come back from the dead to offer advice at the intersection of show business and politics. (4 min)