Owning the Knuckleball
What happens when the Great American Dream is unleashed upon the soul? Illuminated through symbols of Native American mysticism, the play examines the pitfalls of hero worship. A man becomes a baseball legend and amid universal adoration loses sight of the importance of his own family as he is led on a journey through a ritualistic American landscape.
The Latchmere Theatre/London
Drama 2m, 2f
“…a mythic, fast-moving tale set in motel rooms, gas stations and ball parks that echoes both Tennessee Williams’ fatalism and Sam Shepard’s harsh landscapes.”
The Stage/London
“…cogent new play is a study in the vanity of all-American sporting machismo…the play touches base.”
Time Out/London