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OCEAN CITY ­ William and Sue
Wills, who from 1978 to 1997 pre-
sented live theater in Ocean City
with the Parker Playhouse and Car-
ousel Summer Theater, were back in
town last weekend to present "John
and Abigail Adams" for the Worces-
ter County Republican Women at the
Carousel Hotel.
This show is one of 33 presiden-
tial couples that the couple has re-
searched, written and performed.
Following the performance, the
couple announced that they would
return to Ocean City in the fall with
a first-of-its-kind event ­ they will
present all 33 of their shows in five
days from Oct. 29 through Nov. 2 at
the OC Jamboree theater.
These two lifelong entertainers
will portray 68 different characters
and spend at least five hours every
day on stage. In the process, the
audience will not only gain insights
into these presidential couples, but
will also get a concise rendering of
over 250 years of American History.
Since ceasing their theatrical en-
deavors in Ocean City, this hard-
working couple has given in the past
16 years nearly 5,000 presentations
of "Presidents and Their First Lad-
ies, dramatically speaking" in 35
states and at seven of the nation's
Presidential Museums.
It will be made even more special
in that William and Sue will be re-
ceiving no compensation, except
travel and lodging expenses, for this
five-day marathon so that all profits
will be given to the Wounded War-
rior Project.
They are doing this in honor of
their son, Dan, who volunteered for
the Army after Sept. 11, 2001, and
did two tours in Iraq, in-cluding the
initial invasion. Dan is currently liv-
ing in Ocean City and will be assist-
ing his parents in this very special
project.
A special website, www.presi-
dentsproject.org, has all the infor-
mation and links to ticket purchas-
ing.
Currently on sale is the all-inclu-
sive event ticket for $150; daily tick-
ets for $40. Individual show tickets
will not go on sale until the fall on an
as-available basis.
Tickets On Sale
For Wills Program
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