City Under Siege was the
first live theatrical event from
NERO FIDDLED, and a
precursor to
the Burning
Bush trilogy. Presented the
week of Halloween,
City
Under Siege
told the horror
story of the 2004 Republican
National Convention and its
hostile occupation of New
Kim Moscaritolo
City Under Siege introduced a number of elements which surfaced later in
Burning Bush. There was Corey Moosa's first portrayal of a member of the
Finger family -- he appeared as political analyst
Brent Finger in "The Finger
Report" (Burning Bush), and as Private Benjamin Finger in "Homeless
Veterans for Bush" (Moral Value Meal). Here, in a sketch called "Therapy,"
he played a neurotic innocent bystander known simply as Mr. Finger.
City
Under Siege
was also the debut of Amanda Sisk's Laura Bush. "As you
know," she says, "my passion is education." The song is "Laura's Alphabet."
York City.
City Under Siege
The GOP...in NYC?!

Original Production:
Under St. Marks, New
York, October 2004

Cast: Amanda Sisk,
Corey Moosa, Kim
Moscaritolo, Noah
Diamond, Brian Louis
Hoffman

Written and Directed by
Noah Diamond and
Amanda Sisk

Scenes: "Swift Boat
Veterans Who Are in
Favor of Truth,"
"Republican Roundup,"
"Therapy," "Republigun,"
"Bob and Charlie,"
"Canadian Surprise,"
"Documents"

Songs: "The Creature,"
"Laura's Alphabet," "On
the March"
Read about City Under
Siege
on Neropedia
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J is for the justice we rained down on Kabul.
L is for the learning that you get in private school.
M is for money; my husband's got a ton.
N - O are the letters that you hear when you've got none.
P is for the press, who haven't taken us to task.
Q is for the questions they're too afraid to ask.
R is for Republican, Strong and True,
and U is for my underwear, which by the way are blue.