Spirit Control
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Oct 26, 2010
Closed Dec 5, 2010
Opened Oct 26, 2010
Closed Dec 5, 2010
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Adam Wyatt has the perfect family and a perfect record as an air traffic controller. But when the pilot of a small plane suffers a heart attack, Adam must talk a terrified passenger through an emergency landing. What happens next will link him inextricably to a woman he's never met, and set the life he once knew irrevocably adrift. Spirit Control is a chilling and mesmerizing look at how we navigate a crisis, and the demons that haunt us long after.
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
What are other members saying?
SPIRIT CONTROL IS A BOTCH
This play has the basis for a good crackling drama, but after an excellent start it goes off in so many directions and becomes so confusing that the total effect is almost disasterous. Add to this stock direction and lower case acting and the whole thing becomes a well meaning but practical botch.
Reviewed by MRBDWAY
on Sunday, Nov 28th, 2010
Just Jeremy
There is one reason to see this play--Jeremy Sisto. He is a terrific actor who seems to have been flying under the radar for the last 15 years. And he does a fantastic job with this character who has his life thrown into a completely different direction after a he experiences a traumatic day on the job. The first act is very well done but be prepared, as you will most likely be confused for portions of the second act. As we were walking out, the audience all looked at each other with an expression of, "what just happened"? But it is worth seeing one of our most underrated actors work his magic in a nice cozy setting.
Reviewed by dh2488
on Saturday, Oct 23rd, 2010
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On its surface, Beau Willimon's Spirit Control, playing at New York City Center Stage I, chronicles how a man's seemingly picture perfect home life crumbles after a tragic event. But Willimon's contrived script and director Henry WIshcamper's pedestrian staging combine to make the piece little more than a confusing theatrical muddle.
There's little doubt that the play begins with a nerve-jangling rush as Adam (Jeremy Sisto) and his genial coworker Karl (Brian Hutchison) find the normalcy of a workday in the control tower outside of St. Louis airport thrown into chaos as they learn that a passenger named "Maxine," needs their help in landing a private airplane after its pilot has suffered a[...]