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“A casual reunion of three longtime buddies slouching unprofitably through their 30s ultimately betrays a darker purpose in Small Engine Repair, a raw, funny and well-tooled new play written by and featuring John Pollono, who is making an impressive, double-barreled off-Broadway debut.” —Charles Isherwood,
The New York TimesSynopsis
Upon its world premiere at Los Angeles sRogue Machine Theatre, Small Engine Repairswept every major Los Angeles theatre awardincluding Los Angeles Drama Critic CircleAwards for Best New Production and BestWriting, and won rave reviews upon its 2013Off-Broadway premiere at MCC/Lucille Lortel. "
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As Frank breaks out the good scotch, he kicks into motion an evening that abruptly accelerates from macho posturing and grievance airing to reveal a shocking, darker purpose: Enter Chad, a preppy college jock whose arrival--to sell the townies some ecstasy, he thinks--sets this taut, twisty comic thriller on its breathless course. Upon its world premiere at Los Angeles's Rogue Machine Theatre, Small Engine Repair swept every major Los Angeles theatre award including Los Angeles Drama Critic Circle Awards for Best New Production and Best Writing, and won rave reviews upon its 2013 Off-Broadway premiere at MCC/Lucille Lortel.
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"Stunning . . . A psychological thriller worthy of Hitchcock" (Los Angeles Times), John Pollono's play Small Engine Repair swept every major Los Angeles theatre award including Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best New Production and Best Writing. As Frank breaks out the good scotch, he kicks into motion an evening that abruptly accelerates from macho posturing and grievance airing to reveal a shocking, darker purpose: Enter Chad, a preppy college jock whose arrival--to sell the townies some ecstasy, he thinks--sets this taut, twisty comic thriller on its breathless course.
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Former high school buddies Frank, Swaino,
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Former high school buddies Frank, Swaino,
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Former high school buddies Frank, Swaino,
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Former high school buddies Frank, Swaino,
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Former high school buddies Frank, Swaino,
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Former high school buddies Frank, Swaino,
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About the Author
John Pollono is an actor and playwright.