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September 27, 2013
The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch
Page 69
Wills Plan Presidential Series
BERLIN – When Harry Truman left the Army after World War I, he and an Army buddy started a men’s clothing store in Kansas City. Harry’s wife, Bess, worked beside him 18 hours a day. Sadly, after a few years, the business went bankrupt, but as Harry said, “I didn’t declare bankruptcy; everybody I owed got paid although it took me nearly 12 years to do so.” William and Sue Wills, creators and performers of “Presidents and Their First Ladies, dramatically speaking,” can certainly relate to that situation. After Labor Day 1978, William and Sue Wills had a major decision to make. Five months earlier, they had liquidated all their assets to open the Parker Playhouse Children’s Theater in the old Capitol movie theater on Worcester Street. The theater was 100 feet off the Boardwalk and as many businesses come to learn when you are on a side street in Ocean City you might as well be in Berlin. The Wills lost every penny of their investment and had thousands of dollars of unpaid bills. With three children under the age of 5, Bill and Sue Wills had $18.36 cents left in their personal bank account. They had three choices – say they had given it a good try and go back to full-time jobs, become a non-profit and seek grants and take jobs while trying to keep the theater open. Fortunately for Ocean City and now for patrons in 35 states, they decided on the third choice. That decision kept their theater company alive in Ocean City for 20 seasons, which laid the groundwork for their second creation, “Presidents and Their First Ladies, dramatically speaking” and overall this hard-working theatrical couple has given over 8,500 performances. Now they face another unique challenge – bringing to life the stories of 33 presidential couples in five days to be held at the OC Jamboree Theater from Tuesday, Oct. 29, through Saturday, Nov. 2, for the benefit of the Wounded Warrior Project. The Wills will perform all 68 historical characters. The five days will consist of a morning, afternoon and evening session each day, during which time two or three presidential couples’ life stories will be presented. Many shows are about an hour in length, but there are some, because of lack of information available, that run 30 minutes or so. William Wills describes the presentations as “dramatically read dialogues” which are given in the simplest of settings – two lecterns. The couple adds costuming and dialects to bring their personalities alive. There will be an all-event ticket available for $150, daily tickets for $40 and individual session tickets ranging from $15 to $25. To purchase tickets or to donate, visit www.presidentsproject.org or write to Presidents Project Inc., 1853 Linden Rd., Winter Park, Fla. 32792.
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