Spin
Description
Asked to write a one-act on the theme of “spin,” some of stageFARM’s quintet of commissioned playwrights go political, and others go haywire. When all five plays sit on a bill, they never quite share a groove. Still, collections of shorts work best as a horse race—we’re not there for a larger truth, but to compare writers in full stride. Elizabeth Meriwether easily laps the competition with 90 Days, a cold-eyed little gem about a recovering addict (Patch Darragh) on the phone with his ladylove. Meriwether is a body length ahead of the others in capitalizing on the format’s simplicity.—HS
When
Nov 8 2008 8pm
awesome production