One Show / Two Plays at Abbey Theatre of Dublin

Evolution Theatre Company, Dublin’s only professional theatre company will present two original plays written by local playwrights in our production of One Show / Two Plays running July 20 through 29 at the Abbey Theater of Dublin. One of the plays, The $5000 Challenge, was written by Douglas Whaley and will be directed by his husband David Allen Vargo who are both Dublin residents. Based on true events, during a nationally televised talk show, a professor offers to pay $5000 to the charity of a Reverend’s choice if he can produce five formerly gay men who went through his church’s conversion therapy program and are now completely heterosexual in orientation. Let the debate begin. The other play, The Body Politic, is written by Columbus resident Cory Skurdal. A very conservative Right-Wing politician, up for reelection, dies under circumstances very contrary to his party’s stance on gay rights and activities. His expert media and campaign team gather to “spin” and “cleanup” the situation. Can they succeed before the news is leaked?