Marc Clopton is an actor, director, teacher, playwright, healer, and shaman, and in an earlier life was a Washington DC-based real estate agent. I’ve had the distinct pleasure of working with him on stage as his student, fellow actor, and under his directorial guidance. Marc’s writing can combine humor and drama in equal measure and at the same time. In considering themes for plays about modern politics, I kept picturing Marc as a writer uniquely qualified to explore Washington’s many nuanced, thought-provoking conundrums.