The Election of 1800
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Cast List:
Company | Jefferson | Madison | Burr | Ensemble |
Men | Women | Hamilton
FULL COMPANY
The election of 1800
JEFFERSON
Can we get back to politics?
MADISON
Please?
JEFFERSON
Yo. Ev'ry action has an equal, opposite reaction
John Adams shat the bed. I love the guy,
but he's in traction
Poor Alexander Hamilton? He is missing
in action
So now I'm facing
JEFFERSON AND MADISON
Aaron Burr!
JEFFERSON
With his own faction
MADISON
He's very attractive in the North. New Yorkers like his
chances
JEFFERSON
He's not very forthcoming on any particular stances
MADISON
Ask him a question: it glances off, he obfuscates, he dances
JEFFERSON
And they say I'm a Francophile: at least they know I know where
France is!
MADISON
Thomas that's the problem, see, they see
Burr as a less extreme you
JEFFERSON
Ha!
MADISON
You need to change course, a key endorsement might redeem you
JEFFERSON
Who did you have in mind?
MADISON
Don't laugh
JEFFERSON
Who is it?
MADISON
You used to work on the same staff
JEFFERSON
Whaaaat
MADISON
It might be nice, it might be nice
To get Hamilton on your side
JEFFERSON AND MADISON
It might be nice, it might be nice
To get Hamilton on your side
BURR
Talk less!
Smile more!
Don't let 'em know what you're against or what you're for!
Shake hands with him!
Charm her!
It's eighteen hundred, ladies, tell your husbands: vote for
Burr!
ENSEMBLE
Burr!
Burr!
Burr!
Burr!
Burr!
Burr!
MALE VOTER
I don't like Admas
FEMALE VOTER
Well, he's gonna lose, that's just defeatist
ANOTHER MALE VOTER
And Jefferson
TWO MEN
In love with France!
ANOTHER FEMALE VOTER
Yeah, he's so elitist!
TWO WOMEN
I like that Aaron Burr!
A WOMAN
I can't believe were here with him!
A MAN
He seems approachable?
ANOTHER MALE VOTER
Like you could grab a beer with him!
ENSEMBLE
Dear Mr. Hamilton: your fellow
Fedralists would like to know how you'll be voting
HAMILTON
It's quiet uptown
ENSEMBLE
Dear Mr. Hamilton: John Adams doesn't stand a chance, so who are
you promoting?
HAMILTON
It's quiet uptown
MEN
Jefferson or Burr?
We know its lose-lose
Jefferson or Burr?
But if you had to choose
WOMEN
Jefferson or Burr?
We know its lose-lose
Jefferson or Burr?
But if you had to choose
ENSEMBLE
Dear Mr. Hamilton:
John Adams doesn't stand a chance so
who are you promoting?
But if you had to choose
MEN
Jefferson or Burr?
We know its lose-lose
Jefferson or Burr?
But if you had to choose
WOMEN
Jefferson or Burr?
We know its lose-lose
Jefferson or Burr?
But if you had to choose
HAMILTON
Well, if it isn't Aaron Burr. Sir!
BURR
Alexander!
HAMILTON
You've created quite a stir, sir!
BURR
I'm going door to door!
HAMILTON
You're openly campaigning?
BURR
Sure!
HAMILTON
That's new
BURR
Honestly, it's kind of draining
HAMILTON
Burr
BURR
Sir!
HAMILTON
Is there anything you wouldn't do?
BURR
No. I'm chasing what I want
And you know what?
HAMILTON
What?
BURR
I learned that from you
ENSEMBLE
If you had to choose
If you had to choose
MADISON
It's a tie!
ENSEMBLE
If you had to choose
If you had to choose
JEFFERSON
It's up to the delegates!
ENSEMBLE
If you had to choose
If you had to choose
JEFFERSON/MADISON
It's up to Hamilton!
ENSEMBLE
If you had to choose
If you had to choose
If you had to
Choose
Choose
Choose!
MADISON/ENSEMBLE
Jefferson or Burr?
Choose
Choose
Choose!
ENSEMBLE
Jefferson or Burr?
Choose
Choose
Choose!
HAMILTON
Yo
ENSEMBLE
Oh!
HAMILTON
The people are asking to hear my voice
ENSEMBLE
Oh!
HAMILTON
For the country is facing a difficult choice
ENSEMBLE
Oh!
HAMILTON
And if you were to ask me who I'd promote
ENSEMBLE
Oh!
HAMILTON
Jefferson has my vote
JEFFERSON/MADISON/ENSEMBLE
Oh!
HAMILTON
I have never agreed with Jefferson
once
JEFFERSON/MADISON/ENSEMBLE
Oh!
HAMILTON
We have fought on like seventy-five diffrent fronts
JEFFERSON/MADISON/ENSEMBLE
Oh!
HAMILTON
But when all is said and all is done
Jefferson has beliefs. Burr has none
ENSEMBLE
Oooooooooooooh
MADISON AND JEFFERSON
Well, I'll be damned
Well, I'll be damned
MADISON
Hamilton's on your side
ENSEMBLE
Well, I'll be damned
Well, I'll be damned
JEFFERSON
And?
MADISON
You won in a landslide
BURR
Congrats on a race well-run
I did give you a fight
JEFFERSON
Uh-huh
BURR
I look forward to our partnership
JEFFERSON
Our partnership?
BURR
As your vice-President
JEFFERSON
Ha. Yeah, right
You hear this guy? Man openly campaigns against me, talkin bout, I look
forward to our partnership.
MADISON
Its crazy that the guy who comes in second gets to be Vice President
JEFFERSON
Yeah, you know what? We can change that. You know why?
MADISON
Why?
JEFFERSON
'Cuz I'm the President. Hey, Burr, when you
see Hamilton, thank him for the
endorsement