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Plano centers on three sisters whose lives begin to fracture as time, memory, and identity stop following any recognizable rules. Days collapse into seconds. Men split into multiple versions of themselves. The past doesn\u2019t stay in the past. Arbery\u2019s script leans hard into absurdity, but the emotional stakes underneath are painfully real. This is a play about how families carry damage forward, often without noticing, and about how women are shaped\u2014sometimes warped\u2014by the emotional weight of men in their lives.<\/p>\n
Stephanie Kahle, Hannah Leatherbarrow, and Mariabella Sorini form the core of the production as Anne, Genevieve, and Isabel. Their performances feel grounded even as the world of the play slides out from under them. Kahle\u2019s Anne clings to control with a tension that never fully relaxes. Leatherbarrow gives Genevieve a restless intensity, sharp-edged and unpredictable. Sorini\u2019s Isabel is quieter, but her stillness draws focus, often serving as the emotional undercurrent of a scene. Together, they capture the rhythms of sisterhood\u2014the interruptions, the old resentments, the moments of unexpected care.<\/p>\n
Jennifer D\u2019Lynn\u2019s Mary is particularly striking. Her performance suggests how harm can be passed down not through overt cruelty, but through casual dismissal and normalized behavior. Ben Qualley\u2019s Steve and Samuel Osborne-Huerta\u2019s John\/Juan embody different expressions of masculinity that feel uncomfortably familiar\u2014by turns ridiculous, charming, and threatening. Osborne-Huerta\u2019s doubled role is especially effective, reinforcing the idea that these men are less individuals than recurring patterns.<\/p>\n
Michael Hundevad\u2019s Faceless Ghost weaves through the production as a physical reminder of what the family refuses to confront. Rosenberg\u2019s choreography keeps the cast in motion, giving the sense that the characters are constantly being pulled by forces just outside their control.<\/p>\n
The design work supports the play\u2019s speed and instability. Olivia von Edeskuty\u2019s set allows scenes to shift quickly without drawing attention to itself. Jackson Funke\u2019s lighting and Sam Faye King\u2019s sound design do much of the emotional heavy lifting, marking transitions in time and tone with precision rather than spectacle.<\/p>\n
Plano is often very funny, but it never settles into comfort. The humor is sharp and sometimes cruel, and the laughs frequently land a beat before the discomfort sets in. The content warnings\u2014strong language, violence, racism, and references to domestic and sexual assault\u2014are important, but the production handles these themes with intention rather than sensationalism.<\/p>\n
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Third Space Theater\u2019s partnership with Tubman, donating 10% of ticket sales to an organization supporting survivors of violence and trauma, feels aligned with the material rather than tacked on. Plano is less about depicting harm than about showing how it lingers, mutates, and resurfaces over time.<\/p>\n
At just 85 minutes with no intermission, the show moves quickly, but it leaves a long afterimage. This is not an easy play, and it doesn\u2019t try to be. Third Space Theater has leaned into its strangeness, trusting the audience to follow\u2014even when the path forward feels intentionally unclear.<\/p>\n
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Photo credit: Lydia Frank (Actors Featured: Samuel Osborne-Huerta, Ben Qualley)<\/p>\n
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