“King Donald I”: Engaging Laughter and Thought at the Same Time

Kathryn Mungin“It’s very difficult to be anyone different in this era of our nation,” said Kathryn Mungin, senior in the University of Utah’s actor training program and author/director of “King Donald I.”

Ever since the 2016 election, the political environment in America has been tense, to say the least. Trump has been the most controversial president to date and never seems to be out of the media. Thankfully, “King Donald I” provides a chance to stop watching the news and be entertained by a show about another world with some comically familiar characters.

Mungin wanted to find a way to protest that would be heard. As a black woman on campus, she feels that when she does art the way she…