Spindle Shuttle Needle

In a cottage surrounded by endless siege, at the dawn of Modern Capitalism, a motley group of women tell tales, pick nits, and stretch out the last bits of sustenance til the Market reopens. A dark and funny fable about what it means to be trapped indoors and how we figure out what to do next.
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Spindle Shuttle Needle

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  • Shaun Leisher:
    17 Oct. 2023
    Loved this look at female friendships and the impact of war.
  • Brianna Barrett:
    7 Jun. 2023
    This play delves into the absurdity of war and violence, as well as the arbitrary nature of who is on what side of a war you have no say in anyway. Instead of focusing on the battlefield or the heads of state, this is a wartime play about the women sidelined by a conflict. Something I love is that no one is positioned as conventionally “heroic” in any way. It’s much more about survival than heroics, but in a way that successfully makes the case for the overlooked heroism in doing what you need to do to survive.
  • Cheryl Bear:
    15 Jul. 2021
    A fascinating tale of surviving a siege until the market reopens that keeps us spellbound. Engaging and well done.

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    2022