"Paranoia produces profits
in the dark, dangerous world created by Eric Overmyer's IN
PERPETUITY THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE, a strange, sinister
comedy.... Overmyer is a dazzling verbal acrobat as well as a
serious student of pop culture. Both linguist and cultural
anthropologist get a workout here.... A darker expedition,
probing the fears and prejudices of society. Overmyer makes it a
wild unnerving ride."
Michael Kuchwara, AP
"One of the most
fascinating new scripts I've encountered in recent years....
Overmyer's intellectually nimble play does not yield to easy
summary, but, in brief, it deals with bright young adults who
ghost-write hatebooks for powerful bigots. Such is Overmyer's
tricky dramaturgy that four members of the cast play both Good
Guys and Bad Guys.... It deserves to find its way to the stages of
many resident professional theaters."
Wayne Johnson, Seattle Times
"Thanks to writing skills
unequalled among American playwrights, brilliant wordsmith Eric
Overmyer transforms all this paranoia into a theatrical
witch-hunt titled IN PERPETUITY THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE....
Overmyer speaks from the heart of the Twentieth Century."
Richard Stayton, Los Angeles
Herald Examiner
"He makes you think. One
thing he makes you think, by the way, is that he is cleverer than
you are, which, at least in my case, is probably true, but not
all that wise a thing for a playwright to stress. Audiences and
critics prefer to be flattered rather than perplexed.... Overmyer
is a writer to watch for, or at least watch out for. He wants to
blow your mind."
Clive Barnes, New York Post
originally produced by Center Stage, Baltimore
3 M, 3 F
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