I'm intrigued by the Blue Coyote Theater Group's latest effort, When Is A Clock, a play by Matthew Freeman. Here's the synopsis from the website:

When Gordon's wife vanishes, the only clue to her whereabouts is a dog-eared copy of an odd book. Pursued by the police as a potential homicide suspect and perpetually nagged by his smart-ass teenage son, Gordon takes off to a strange Pennsylvania town to search for his missing wife. At turns both scathingly funny and disturbingly compelling, When Is A Clock features Freeman's celebrated deconstruction of American culture - which has been called "nonviolent, though as savage as any slasher film" by the NY Times.

Billed as a "surrealistic detective story," (the second such play we've written about this week), Freeman's play is the latest production by the accomplished Blue Coyote, whose Busted Jesus Comix was a big hit in 2005.

Also, I'm a bit late on this, but it's pretty stunning news for the theatrical community: the New York Theatre Workshop has fired its entire production staff, and will go dark for all of next year. I'm sad to know that one of the most beautiful and exciting places to see theatre in New York will be out of commission, but also puzzled by the decision. Everything I've ever seen at NYTW has been pretty much flawless from a technical standpoint (even when the production itself left something to be desired artistically). The obvious speculation is that the move is due to budgetary troubles, but, according to the EcoTheater post linked above, NYTW is moving ahead with plans to build a state of the art prop shop across the street from the theater. I'll try to stay on top of developments in this story in the days to come. In the meantime, I'm still incredibly excited about Elevator Repair Service's The Sound and the Fury, currently in previews.