Nature Theater of Oklahoma: No President

A story ballet of enlightenment in two immoral acts, No President takes on show business with a showdown between rival troupes of former actors and ex-dancers.

It’s not easy being a security guard today, with mortal danger lurking around every corner. A public gathering such as a theatre performance is a particularly seductive target for an attack. Which is why a security company has been hired – to make sure everyone stays safe.

Here, a small but successful security company, staffed with former actors, has been hired to protect a certain precious theatre curtain – and behind it, whatever mystery it conceals.

But things are about to get out of hand as the guards find themselves infiltrated by a rival company composed of ex-ballet dancers, who are not only artistically more up to date, but also faster and cheaper, and who want to take over this important gig at any cost.

No President is a story ballet of enlightenment in two immoral acts. Conceived, written and directed by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper, this is the long awaited London debut of the off-off-Broadway company, one of the most distinctive voices in American theatre of the past decade.

No President is a production of Nature Theater of Oklahoma with Rhurtriennale and Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus and has received commissioning support from Fisher Center LAB, the Fisher Center at Bard’s residency and commissioning program. Work on this project has also been made possible in part by the Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards programme.