Whorl Inside a Loop

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Whorl Inside a Loop is a play written by Dick Scanlan and Sherie Rene Scott. [1] The playwrights spent several weeks working with inmates at a medium-security prison on a theater project, and then subsequently wrote a play depicting similar events. [2] [3]

The play premiered Off-Broadway on August 27, 2015 at the Second Stage Theatre, directed by Scalan and Michael Mayer. (Scott, Scalan and Mayer previously collaborated on Everyday Rapture .) [4]

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References

  1. Stasio, Marilyn (3 September 2015). "Off Broadway Review: Sherie Rene Scott's 'Whorl Inside a Loop'". Variety. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. Scheck, Frank (August 27, 2015). "'Whorl Inside a Loop': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. Lemon, Brendan (August 30, 2015). "Whorl Inside a Loop, Second Stage, New York — review". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. Isherwood, Charles (27 August 2015). "Review: In 'Whorl Inside a Loop,' Inmates Shape Their Stories". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 April 2018.