The artist, playwright and filmmaker Michael Marrero discusses Repair, the play he co-wrote with Julio Trinidad, which is available for streaming as part of StudioWorks from The Studios of Key West, with Joseph Planta.

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

That series Studioworks, from the folks at The Studios of Key West continues its program of streaming offerings with a new play called Repair. It’s written by Michael Marrero and Julio Trinidad. I’ll ask Mr. Marrero, who joins me now, to tell us as much as he’d like about this play, a cinematic and theatrical hybrid, filmed in a working garage in Queens, where it’s also set. The play stars Leon Addison Brown, and Mr. Trinidad. The former, playing a character only called Mechanic, while the latter plays Driver. The Driver pulls into the shop, and while the Mechanic is closing up, he relents and the Driver goes in. There’s a nor’easter, and the downpour keeps them in the garage, and it’s at once foreboding as it is claustrophobic. And then something happens. I’ll leave it at that. It’s fantastic piece that you can stream right now online. Check out www.vimeo.com/ondemand/studioworks. It’s easy to buy Repair on its own, or subscribe to the whole season, which includes Alec Silberblatt’s The Mon Valley Medium, as well as Unstuck as F@#k, and Smithtown. Visit www.tskw.org for more information. Michael Marrero is a Cuban-American artist, playwright, and filmmaker. His short films Buzzcut, and Riley Was Here have been showcased at over 100 film festivals worldwide. He’s written several plays, including ones that have had productions at New York’s Guild Hall Center, Repetorio Español, and Havana’s Teatro de Centre. Visit www.mikemarrero.com for more information. He joined me from Key West, Florida last week. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Michael Marrero; Mr. Marrero, good morning.

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