Jokey detachment was the main flaw of this generally lively and well-rehearsed production, directed by Tara Faircloth.

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Lauch Faircloth, Rep. Richard Burr, and former Charlotte Mayor Richard Vinroot, who unsuccessfully ran for governor last year.

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Faircloth was active in the Senate probe, often focusing on the suicide of White House Counsel Vince Foster.

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