Joanie McBrien, in conversation with KPFA associate theater critic C.S. Soong.

Joanie McBrien directs “Kings,” a play by Sarah Burgess presented by Shotgun Players at the Ashby Stage in Berkeley through June 16. In “Kings,” two lobbyists and an entrenched U.S. senator react to an upstart lawmaker critical of money’s role in politics.

The Ashby Stage is located at 1901 Ashby Avenue in Berkeley.

Shotgun Players’ website [1]

(Photo: Kyle Adler Photography)

[1] https://shotgunplayers.org/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=kings&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=