By CANDACE MIERS

Contributing Editor

America's history was presented to audiences March 17-19 in a way they could not only understand, but also in a way that was so witty they nearly left their seats wet.

Tech Theatre Players put on the production of "The Complete History of America ... Abridged," March 17 in the Stone Theatre.

The entire cast was made up of only three men: Kirk Sweeny, a senior professional aviation major; Jonathan Jolly, a senior speech major; and Jeffery Johnson, a freshman speech major.

The production, completely put together and produced by students, had Stone Theatre shaking with the audience's constant laughter.

While the production made people laugh, it did cover America's history from Amerigo Vespucci, the explorer America is name after, until today, quite accurately.

Many sexual innuendos made their way throughout the 90 minute show.

Johnson, Jolly and Sweeny's characters integrated gays throughout their history skit, but they did so in a way creative in mocking stereotypes and clever at poking fun at the government.

The government was not the only thing these men made fun of, though. They left no man behind, or woman on their satirical journey through America's history.

Lucy Ricardo, Martha Stewart, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Spiro Agnew and seven-year-olds working in sweat shops were all jabbed at in the production. They were jabs that made tears pour from on-lookers' eyes because they were laughing so hard.

The audience interaction went beyond laughter; the cast made them a part of the whole show.

Water guns were sprayed into the crowd during the World War I segment and questions were asked in participation with the wet audience by a wooden Bob Barker-like microphone that was really just a stick.

Wooden sticks as props were characteristic of the entire production. There were no major scene changes, wardrobe changes or massive props because there did not need to be.

These three men held the audience's attention the entire time. If history was taught this way in classrooms, everyone would make A's.

"The Complete History of America ... Abridged" was one of the most ingenious productions to ever come out of Stone Theatre.