Spinning the Times, an evening of five short plays, at 59E59's Theater C

59E59 Theaters will present Origin Theatre Company production of Spinning The Times, an evening of five short plays by Geraldine Aron, Lucy Caldwell, Rosalind Haslett, Rosemary Jenkinson and Belinda McKeon, directed by M. Burke Walker.

The production opens at 59E59's Theater C on 6 Sep 2009, following previews from 2 Sep and running through to 20 Sep 2009.

Spinning The Times: When a Palestinian luthier, a London songwriter, a time traveler, a troubled teen and a New Yorker dream of music, escape and home, they are drawn together by the global media, even as their communities and lives are shattered by the events it depicts - a tapestry of five short plays woven from articles in the New York press.When a Palestinian luthier, a London songwriter, a time traveler, a troubled teen and a New Yorker dream of music, escape and home, they are drawn together by the global media, even as their communities and lives are shattered by the events it depicts - a tapestry of five short plays by female Irish playwrights woven from articles in the New York press.

Geraldine Aron�s (playwright) play, 'My Brilliant Divorce,' directed by Garry Hines, received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Entertainment when it premiered at the Apollo Theatre in London. She adapted her play 'The Donahue Sisters,' which premiered at the Druid Theatre and went on to Wimbledon Studio Theatre in London, into a feature film. The Gate Theatre in Dublin produced her thriller 'Spider' and her play 'Same Old Moon' received its premiere at the Giulgud Theatre in London.

Lucy Caldwell (playwright) received a writers attachment with the National Theatre Studio while still a student at Cambridge University where she wrote her first full-length play, 'Leaves.' Leaves was directed by Garry Hynes, in a co-production with the Druid Theatre Company and London�s Royal Court Theatre in 2007. Her first novel, 'Where They Were Missed,' was published by Penguin / Viking in 2006 and was short-listed for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Waverton Good Read Award.

Rosalind Haslett�s (playwright) play 'Still,' which premiered at the Meeting House Square in Dublin, won the Fishamble International Playwriting Award in 2002 and was subsequently translated into Romanian and Italian. Other full-length plays include 'The Magpie' (Seamus Heaney Centre, Queens University, Belfast) and 'The Yellow Wallpaper '(Waterside Theatre, Derby).

Rosemary Jenkinson�s (playwright) satirical comedy 'The Bonefire,' directed by Lynne Parker, was produced by Rough Magic Theatre Company as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival, winning the Stewart Parker BBC Radio Drama Award. Her play 'Outcast' was shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award and 'Bruised,' a collaborative play with three other writers, premiered at the Tinderbox Theatre Company in Belfast.

Belinda McKeon�s (playwright) 2005 radio play 'Word of Mouth' was a winner in the RTE P.J. O'Connor Awards (Ireland) and was subsequently produced by RTE Radio 1. In 2006, her site-specific play 'Drapes' was produced by Fishamble Theatre Company (Dublin) as part of its Whereabouts series. Her short play 'Two Houses' was commissioned by the Abbey Theatre in 2008 as part of its 20:Love public reading series. McKeon is currently under commission to the Abbey Theatre to write a full-length play.

M. Burke Walker (director) was the founder of Seattle�s renowned Empty Space Theatre, which he ran as Artistic Director from 1970 � 1990. In addition to his work at the Empty Space, he has directed at regional theaters across the country including Seattle Rep, ACT in San Francisco, Berkeley Rep and Syracuse Stage, among many others.