Spin at the Plaza Black Box Theatre

by Heather Bouzan, 04-23-2008

THROUGH FRIDAY, MAY 9
These days, political campaigns fraught with scandal have become pretty much the status quo. Of course, no matter how many times the shit hits the fan, the campaign manager's job never gets any easier. The Zeitgeist Stage Company's production of Spin (incidentally, the show's New England premiere and only the second production in the US) follows win-at-all-costs campaign manager Jerry, who's running the campaign of leading presidential candidate Henry Champlain. When a rival team threatens to go public with details of a sex scandal involving the candidate's wife, Jerry goes into hyper-drive and Champlain is forced to make a major decision. Part comedy, part political thriller, Spin closes out the company's season in the Plaza Black Box Theatre (Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street, Boston, 617.426.5000). Tickets ($35) are available at www.bostontheatrescene.com or 617.933.8600.