Election October 14, 2012

ArtsEmerson: The World on Stage presents Election. Student body elections in a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska wreck mayhem in the lives teacher and student alike. Popular high school history and civics teacher Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) resents overachiever Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon)—the obsessive and manipulative student who got Jim’s best friend fired after having an affair with him, and the only candidate for student body president. Under the guise of hoping to establish a more democratic election, Jim convinces varsity football player Paul Metzler (Chris Klein) to run against Tracy. As events spiral out of control, Jim will stop at nothing to prevent Tracy from winning the title.

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