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Daisy​

By:

Sean Devine

October 21 – November 12, 2022

directed by Terry Kozlowski

produced by Renata Allelujka

Go behind the scenes of a 1964 New York advertising agency when the most controversial television commercial for a presidential political campaign was created and how we elect our leaders was forever changed. The Daisy commercial ran only once but dealt a devastating blow to Barry Goldwater’s campaign against Lyndon Johnson. Based on true events, this play shows the conflicting motivations of the eccentric characters on the team with the background of the cultural changes in the sixties.

On September 7 in 1964, NBC aired the "Daisy Girl" ad for Lyndon Johnson's presidential election campaign.
The advertisement, featuring a little girl plucking a daisy followed by images of nuclear destruction, became known as "The Daisy Girl Ad," and is often cited as one of the most important campaign commercials ever created.
Check out a link with a discussion of the ad with an author of a book on the subject, the actress who played the "Daisy Girl," and the commercial's art director.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?302628-1/1964-daisy-girl-advertisement

featuring

Linda Cunningham

as Louise Brown

Mike Janke

as Tony Schwartz

Rahman Williams

as Clifford Lewis

Tom Viskocil

as Bill Bernbach

Chris Carpenter

as Sid Myers

Derek L. Cook

as Aaron Ehrlich

production staff

Stage Manager

Maureen Corcoran

Set Design

Mike Huth

Set Construction

Steve Petersen, Dave Dolnics

Set Painting

Steve Petersen, Debi Gits-Joseph

Set Decoration

Renata Allelujka, Debi Gits-Joseph, Steve Petersen

Audio Visual Design

Paul Lauricella, Jonathan Kriz

Lighting Design

Jim Van De Velde

Technical Crew

Paul Lauricella, Lisa Crank, Karin Kramer, Julie Rodgers Baker, Dan Ruzicka, Debbie Ruzicka, John Vinopal

Properties Procurement

Patty Petersen

Properties Crew

Renata Allelujka, Sue Knisely, Holly Van Horn

Costumes

Renata Allelujka

Publicity

Carl Zeitler, Lisa Crank, Holly Van Horn

Business Manager

Renata Allelujka

Photography

David Dowell

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Carl Zeitler

Graphic Design

Matt Hellyer

Playbill Bios

Rich Scott

Box Office/Tickets

Maggie Fredricks, Sue Knisely

House/Hospitality

Cynthia Katz, Arlene Arnone, Alison Damore Bihun, John Bihun, Karen Bronson, Dave Dolnics, Lisa Dolnics, John Dooley Jamie Ewing, Angelee Johns, Joe Morrissey, Christine Pfenninger, Debbie Roberts, Kate Roberts, Arnold Shifrin, Jack Smith, Guy Sullivan, James Terrill-Liesz, Michael Terrill-Liesz, Jody Vogel, Carl Zeitler

Audition Assistants

David Geske, Cynthia Katz, Sue Knisely, Patty Petersen