Stuck charts the roller-coaster odyssey of Jack, a twenty-something would-be actor in search of sex, drugs and cash. As Jack wanders the streets of Toronto, his series of wild encounters include nuns on the make, Mormons on the hustle, a dangerous pickup, and a host of other unforgettable characters. Events build until they finally bring Jack face to face with his own last chance - to get unstuck. Written in gritty, rhythmic language, Stuck is inspired by the Beat tradition but infused with a 90s sensibility.
"Raw poetry and frantic energy... seamlessly incorporating passages of hallucination and dream into the already surreal narrative."
- The Globe and Mail
"Rich in poetry, wit and humanity."
- Variety
"Not for the faint of heart! A real, strong vision of being on the ropes... People should see this."
- CBC
"David Rubinoff's best writing to date... A bravura performance by Sean Power."
- Theater Week
"Stuck is alternately humorous and pathetic... It features a twisting narrative structure and unexpected revelations rich in poetry, wit and humanity... Sean Power turns in a physically and vocally powerful performance... A seamless partnership of acting, directing and writing."
- Variety
"Rubinoff retains the Beats' playful excitement with language and flair for sharp, heightened perception... It's an impressive performance all around."
- NOW Magazine
"If Stuck rises well above the ususal one-man Fringe show about an unemployed actor having a bad day, it is because of David Rubinoff's spiralling text and Sean Power's manic performance... It is a play where the faint-hearted or easily offended really should think twice before they enter... Neither writing nor acting ever lets up." ****
- The Globe and Mail
"Best New Play of 1996: Stuck - David Rubinoff's poetic, frenetic, splenetic Fringe Festival tale of one man's paranoid journey through the streets of Toronto."
- Toronto Life
"Rubinoff looks at queer desire straight in the eye... Sean Power rivets, matching the disillusioned blasts of bop prosody with leaping exhilaration and singsong vocal dexterity."
- Village Voice, 11 March 1997
"Terminally hip... a gay slob's Pulp Fiction... Smells like maple leaves but snaps into the Manhattan chic consciousness like a method actor's Lego. He's got the Energizer bunny for a lead... Actor Sean Power brings to life Rubinoff's tale of Jack, the ultimate loser, gracing his otherwise boorish beat poet drifter with a healthy glow."
- HX, 28 February 1997
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