

Minor Demons
Bruce Graham
Journalist Rick Dayne's meeting with death row inmate Darius McReele leads to Darius' exoneration and he becomes a lecturer and a possible political candidate, while Rick watches him walk a fine line, balancing between his past and his future.
"Truth seeking is a hot topic in drama these days, and Stephen Belber adds to the debate with MCREELE, a juicy crime-and-politics thriller that spans the gamut of evidence-testing, from forensics to the search for authentic identity. But Belber is no trend-follower; in previous works such as Tape and Match, the playwright has shown a flair for teasing apart his characters' subjective memories. Belber favors fast-talkers who use chitchat, digression and eloquent bluster to maneuver their way out of tricky situations…Like any good playwright, he is less interested in determining what's real than in exploiting what makes solid fiction.“ —Time Out New York. ”…Stephen Belber has kept a conscientious ear and an observant eye on the manipulative power of our easily misguided/hoodwinked mainstream media and its ability to willfully deceive itself. MCREELE courageously…illustrates this unfortunate state of affairs in the affairs of state.“ —CurtainUp. ”Stephen Belber's new play, MCREELE, has"
— American Theater Web
Mcreele is a American play written by Stephen Belber and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (2006).
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