In the last month, recent corruption scandals in (pick a state or country) have been compared to From Russia With Love, season two of The Sopranos, Stranger Than Fiction and Groundhog Day. In regards to momentum, The South Puget Sound Community College Theater Program sure picked the right time to stage its humor-filled tale of political corruption, View of the Dome. According to SPSCC hype, "The play follows an idealistic, young Washington attorney who persuades her former law professor to run for Congress. Ideals shrivel in the Washington air as the professor is swept into an insider's circle that includes a leering, power-drunk senator and a slinky Southern power broker."

VIEW OF THE DOME, 8 p.m., May 23-26, 30-June 2, also 2 p.m. May 26 and June 2, Kenneth J. Minnaert Center, 2011 Mottman Road SW, Olympia, $10-$15, 360.753.8586