Spin

by Jake Brasch

What do a birthday party clown, an ornithologist, a rabbi, a park ranger, a grief counselor, a goat cheese enthusiast, and a flock of critically endangered Barn Owls have in common? Turns out a hell of a lot! Jumping wildly through time, ‘Spin' kaleidoscopically charts the interconnected lives of a group of lost souls, revealing threads that tie us all together.

What do a birthday party clown, an ornithologist, a rabbi, a park ranger, a grief counselor, a goat cheese enthusiast, and a flock of critically endangered Barn Owls have in common? Turns out a hell of a lot! Jumping wildly through time, ‘Spin' kaleidoscopically charts the interconnected lives of a group of lost souls, revealing threads that tie us all together.

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  • David L. Caruso: Spin

    This play is a feat. Jake's wizardry (or is it sleight of hand?), twisting time around these precious characters and story, is mad-genius level. I left the theater like, how did he DO that-- in awe. And, on top of the guitar-solo-behind-the-head level of difficulty, this is a genuinely moving, deeply felt work. All the characters are considered and cared for, which is a true rarity in this type of comedy. Another one of the playwright's gifts that defines his unique style.

    HOR-ny OW-ls *clap clap clap-clap-clap*

    This play is a feat. Jake's wizardry (or is it sleight of hand?), twisting time around these precious characters and story, is mad-genius level. I left the theater like, how did he DO that-- in awe. And, on top of the guitar-solo-behind-the-head level of difficulty, this is a genuinely moving, deeply felt work. All the characters are considered and cared for, which is a true rarity in this type of comedy. Another one of the playwright's gifts that defines his unique style.

    HOR-ny OW-ls *clap clap clap-clap-clap*

  • Jordan Ramirez Puckett: Spin

    SPIN weaves a theatrical tapestry of interconnected characters over the course of their lifetimes (and sometimes beyond). This play makes me belly laugh out loud, shed silent tears, and think about our place in the universe. I genuinely can't wait to see a production of this play.

    SPIN weaves a theatrical tapestry of interconnected characters over the course of their lifetimes (and sometimes beyond). This play makes me belly laugh out loud, shed silent tears, and think about our place in the universe. I genuinely can't wait to see a production of this play.

  • Timothy Krause: Spin

    Characters as familiar as they are unique; intertwined paths of choice and fate; captivating speech and fluency of scenes ... everything is so simultaneously subtle yet significant, poignant and powerful ... This is one of those unique stories that an only be told through the lens of theater, and this playwright does so with immense grace and wit, yielding such a sweet and memorable compassion for life. Everything is strange, and yet it makes so much sense. Beautiful.

    Characters as familiar as they are unique; intertwined paths of choice and fate; captivating speech and fluency of scenes ... everything is so simultaneously subtle yet significant, poignant and powerful ... This is one of those unique stories that an only be told through the lens of theater, and this playwright does so with immense grace and wit, yielding such a sweet and memorable compassion for life. Everything is strange, and yet it makes so much sense. Beautiful.

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Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization The Juilliard School Dir. Dustin Wills , Year 2024
  • Type Reading, Organization The Juilliard School, Year 2023
  • Type Workshop, Organization LAByrinth Theatre Company, Year 2023
  • Type Commission, Organization Arthouse INKubator, Year 2022