The Farm

Something went wrong, but Finn’s not talking. Instead, he’s retiring, and Parker needs to know why. But trust doesn’t come easy at the CIA, and as the two operatives match wits, it becomes clear that they may not even be on the same side. A modern-day spook story that asks how you move on from a life lived in shadow.

(Drama; 80 minutes; 2M, 1W)

Press

“Mr. McGough’s script is skillfully structured, with game playing and role reversals between the principal characters.”
–Anita Gates, The New York Times
“Taut and absorbing…signals that the 27-year-old McGough is well on his way to fulfilling the significant promise he’s shown for some time.”
-Don Aucoin, The Boston Globe
“McGough has written a taut, realistic play that is based on factual events and is brought to life by three dimensional characters.”
-Nancy Grossman, Broadway World
“An enthralling new piece of theatre…a modern spy thriller of a quality that is rarely seen on stage.”
–Noah S. Guiney, The Harvard Crimson

Lindsey McWhorter and Dale Place, Boston Playwrights Theatre 2011 (directed by David Gammons)
Nael Nacer and Lindsey McWhorter, Boston Playwrights Theatre 2011 (directed by David Gammons)
Nael Nacer, Lindsey McWhorter and Dale Place, Boston Playwrights Theatre 2011 (directed by David Gammons)
Nael Nacer, Lindsey McWhorter and Dale Place, Boston Playwrights Theatre 2011 (directed by David Gammons)
Dale Place, Boston Playwrights Theatre 2011 (directed by David Gammons)
Michael Cullen and Gian-Murray Gianino, Penguin Rep 2013 (directed by Mark Shanahan)
Michael Cullen and Erin Cherry, Penguin Rep 2013 (directed by Mark Shanahan)
Gian-Murray Gianino and Michael Cullen, Penguin Rep 2013 (directed by Mark Shanahan)
Erin Cherry and Michael Cullen, Penguin Rep 2013 (directed by Mark Shanahan)
Michael Cullen, Penguin Rep 2013 (directed by Mark Shanahan)