Leaving modern NYC for 1950s cult experiment
‘Maple and Vine’Through Oct. 23Spooky Action Theater1810 16th St., N.W. $30-$40Spookyaction.org As theatergoers file into Spooky Action Theater’s intimate performance space to see Jordan Harrison’s “Maple and Vine,” they’ll find two young actors in bed on a dimly lit, sparsely set stage.
While the man sleeps soundly on his side, the woman tosses and turns. She can’t rest, her weary face is visible from the glow of her smartphone (an all too familiar scene for many).
Soon we learn that Katha (Em Whitworth), an editor at Random House, is — for reasons personal and professional — burned out.
Increasingly, she experiences sleepless nights and every morning it becomes harder to go to work. Her supportive husband Ryu (Jacob Yeh), a busy plastic surgeon, seems OK, but when he heads out for another day of facelifts and breast enhancements, he nearly collapses in despair.
