Speed the Plow September 12, 2009

Moder Muse Theatre Company presents 'Speed the Plow.' David Mamet's hilarious satire of Hollywood depicts a culture as corrupt as the society it claims to reflect. Charlie Fox has a terrific vehicle for a hot client. He and his friend Bobby Gould, the newly appointed head of production at a major studio, both see the work as their ticket to the Big Time. As they prepare their pitch to the studio boss, Bobby wagers Charlie that he can seduce the temp/secretary, Karen. As a ruse, he gives her a novel by "some Eastern sissy" writer that needs a courtesy read before being dismissed out of hand. Karen slyly determines that the novel, not the movie-star script, should be the company's next film.