3x2: Three Plays. Two Authors. One Hour. at 21ten Theatre

Three short plays by Bill Lynch and Timothy Krause, directed by Scott Stroot

A tent glowing in the dark, the solitude of lockdown, news about a hometown criminal...

• Home Game by Bill Lynch: A young woman struggles to keep her family together following the death of their mother. Her efforts are complicated by her younger brother’s decision to camp on the street to escape the wrath of their conservative father. Cast: Tricia Castañeda-Guevara and Jonathan Hernandez

• Pen Pal by Bill Lynch: Having recently lost his wife, a former NYC building supervisor writes to an inmate during the pandemic lockdown for advice about living with the burden of loneliness. Cast: Paul Roder

• Now Are You Afraid of Me? by Timothy Krause: A biographer, obsessed with the life of a notorious felon, is forced to confront his morally questionable motives when paying his subject an unwelcomed visit. Cast: Edward Lyons, Jr., and Joe Johnson The felon’s story is based on real-life ex-convict Elmer Merrill, who orchestrated a failed escape attempt that led to a riot at Portland’s Rocky Butte Jail in 1960.

These plays contain scenes with adult situations and language and references to violence, suicide and sex.