Lawmakers get theatrical at annual ‘Will on the Hill’ show

Another notable performance was the standoff between the Capulets and Montagues, two enemy families, in the opening scene of “Romeo and Juliet.” As Atlantic journalist Steve Clemons, Republican political strategist Grover Norquist, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) and Fox News correspondent Rich Edson bit their thumbs at each other on stage, the producers noted that giving them foam swords was the safest amid a tense political climate.