BRATTLEBORO — The sassy, musical, political satire of the Capitol Steps will return to the Latchis Theatre in downtown Brattleboro at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16. Armed with new songs and numbers, the Capitol Steps performers will bring their timely and irreverent spoofs of the headlines to the stage, and promise to bring down the entire house - and Senate.
A free pre-Capitol Steps event “Heart of the Home” at 6 p.m. will focus on the work of the Windham Housing Trust with photographs in the main theater, a silent auction focusing on the home. Comfort food, beer and wine will be sold.
All proceeds will support the affordable housing and community development work of Windham Housing Trust.
The Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them. Altogether, the performers have worked in 18 Congressional offices and represent 62 years of collective House and Senate staff experience.
Since they began, the Capitol Steps have recorded 30 albums and have been featured on NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS, and can be heard four times a year on National Public Radio stations nationwide.
The Capitol Steps will perform songs from their new album, Liberal Shop of Horrors, although the material is subject to changes in the headlines and the scandals of the day. Current songs include both political and non-political stories, including Secret Kenyan Man, Battle Hymn of the Tea Public, Return to Spenders, Under BP, What Kind of Fuel am I, and many more.
For more information or to purchase tickets by check or credit card, contact Development Assistant Betsy Hall at 802-246-2114 or bhall@windhamhousingtrust.org; or purchase your ticket at www.brattleborotix.com.
The Windham Housing Trust is a nonprofit organization that creates a wide variety of affordable housing opportunities, and fosters vibrant, diverse, and attractive communities throughout Windham County. For more information, visit www.windhamhousingtrust.org.