Farragut North (Play) Book

THE STORY: Stephen Bellamy is a wunderkind press secretary who has built a career that men twice his age would envy. During a tight presidential primary race, Stephen's meteoric rise falls prey to the backroom politics of more seasoned operatives. FARRAGUT NORTH is a timely story about the lust for power and the costs one will endure to achieve it. FARRAGUT NORTH is juicy entertainment. [A] whip-smart insider look at the soul-sucking world of political campaigns‚¬¦the play's taut scenes crackle with pithy talk, gripping plot turns and intriguing revelations. - Variety. You will find yourself drawn into FARRAGUT NORTH, Beau Willimon's supremely entertaining dissection of the machinations behind getting elected. - Associated Press. If you think the race for the presidency is over, step into the world of FARRAGUT NORTH. Beau Willimon's juicy and timely drama is a potent reminder that, like Hollywood, politics is a high-stakes game where one wrong liaison can finish you off. - NY Daily News. Willimon writes freshly about ravenous political appetites. He's attuned to the circuitry of political careerists, to the ego-stroking access they seek and the particular ways they seek it. - Washington Post.