The Last Spin Cycle

[10 Minute] Imprisoned and disgraced from their surreal society of plague doctors, Meadowlark and Caraway seek escapism to escape the unescapable, even if for just one moment.

[10 Minute] Imprisoned and disgraced from their surreal society of plague doctors, Meadowlark and Caraway seek escapism to escape the unescapable, even if for just one moment.

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The Last Spin Cycle

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  • Scott Cantrell: The Last Spin Cycle

    An absolutely remarkable play. Beautiful stage moments that I'm dying to see performed one day. The relationship between Caraway and Meadowlark is wonderfully written, and the story will leave audiences thinking well after they return home from the performance of this piece.

    An absolutely remarkable play. Beautiful stage moments that I'm dying to see performed one day. The relationship between Caraway and Meadowlark is wonderfully written, and the story will leave audiences thinking well after they return home from the performance of this piece.

  • Vince Gatton: The Last Spin Cycle

    It's absurd, it's fantastical, it's unsettling, it's sad, and also very funny. You don't have to understand the world of this play to be entertained, amused, and moved by it. Who are these eccentrically-named and -costumed characters? How did they get here? And why? You won't find answers, but you will find high stakes, smartly-executed lazzi, and a tremendous lot of heart.

    It's absurd, it's fantastical, it's unsettling, it's sad, and also very funny. You don't have to understand the world of this play to be entertained, amused, and moved by it. Who are these eccentrically-named and -costumed characters? How did they get here? And why? You won't find answers, but you will find high stakes, smartly-executed lazzi, and a tremendous lot of heart.

  • Jarred Corona: The Last Spin Cycle

    When you have no answers for your questions, only wanderings and dreams, where does your mind go? The show has a rich and dark world we only see glimpses of. We do not know for what the doctors are imprisoned, if it is just, and if they are even decent people. And none of that matters. In the end, we are all people. All lonely and scared. All longing for something, looking for a brighter future. How do we create hope when we are hopeless? How do we bring the people we've lost with us? This a lovely, haunting show.

    When you have no answers for your questions, only wanderings and dreams, where does your mind go? The show has a rich and dark world we only see glimpses of. We do not know for what the doctors are imprisoned, if it is just, and if they are even decent people. And none of that matters. In the end, we are all people. All lonely and scared. All longing for something, looking for a brighter future. How do we create hope when we are hopeless? How do we bring the people we've lost with us? This a lovely, haunting show.

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Character Information

(One of the roles is non-speaking, so if you choose to do a reading of this play, only two actors are needed.)
(There is also a version of the script with 4 characters available by inquiry. )
  • Meadowlark
    disgraced plague doctor; not as tough as they appear
  • Caraway
    disgraced plague doctor; not exactly timid, but not tough; has a lot of abandoned dreams
  • Thyme
    plague doctor; nonspeaking role

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Green Buffalo Productions, Year 2021
  • Type Reading, Organization BroccoArtco Productions, Year 2021

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization John DeSotelle Studio, Year 2024
  • Type Professional, Organization John DeSotelle Studio, Year 2022