Little Theater takes on Mamet

Speed-the-Plow, a hilarious deconstruction of the movie business makes for a hysterical evening at the Baton Rouge Little Theater, starting this week. Penned by David Mamet, the play takes a satirical look at Hollywood through the eyes of its protagonist, Charlie Fox, who’s trying to land a movie deal that could finally be the big break for him and his long-suffering colleague, Bobby Gould. But one thing stands in the way of his dreams of Hollywood playerhood—a pretty, ambitious secretary named Karen who thinks their big-budget picture should be changed into a somber art film about the effects of radiation. Whose ego will win out? You can only find out by buying a ticket at brlt.org.