Sherie Rene Scott is Back with WHORL INSIDE A LOOP at Second Stage; Dick Scanlan and Michael Mayer Will Direct!

Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director, Casey Reitz Executive Director) will conclude its 2014-15 season with the world premiere of WHORL INSIDE A LOOP, a new play by Dick Scanlan and Sherie Rene Scott, co-directed by Michael Mayer and Mr. Scanlan, the creative team behind the Tony-nominated, critically acclaimed hit, Everyday Rapture, which had its world premiere at Second Stage Theatre in 2009.

WHORL INSIDE A LOOP will begin performances August 4, 2015 at Second Stage Theatre's Tony Kiser Theatre (305 West 43rd street). Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

Season subscriptions are currently available through 2ST.com or by calling the box office at 212-A well-regarded actress agrees to teach six inmates how to tell their stories behind the bars of a men's maximum security prison. Sharing intimate and sometimes hilarious details of their former lives, this unlikely group forms a bond -- even as the actress' life outside spins out of control. And when what happens in prison doesn't stay there, no one is sure who to trust.

From the team that brought you Everyday Rapture, this new play features Sherie Rene Scott and six men playing two dozen characters in a constant shifting of scenes, ages, genders and races. WHORL INSIDE A LOOP explores the fine line between convicted felons and the criminal inside each of us, the viability of forgiveness and the unreliability of redemption.

"Working with Sherie, Dick, and Michael on Everyday Rapture was one of the most fulfilling and enjoyable experiences of my career and I am thrilled to welcome them back with this new play," said Artistic Director Carole Rothman. "Sherie and Dick have written a powerful and surprising ensemble work - timely, moving, and full of the honesty, insight, and humor that make their combined voice such a singular delight."

Second Stage Theatre is currently presenting Stephen Adly Guirgis' acclaimed play, BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY, directed by Austin Pendleton, which is currently in previews and officially opens on February 11. The mainstage season will also include the world premiere of Neil LaBute's THE WAY WE GET BY, directed by Tony nominee Leigh Silverman.