Edited by Randi Bjornstad

Here’s the plot in a nutshell of Wink, a play onstage at Oregon Contemporary Theatre through November:

“Wink follows unhappy housewife Sofie and her bread-winning husband, Gregor, who both seek weekly counseling from an unorthodox therapist, Doctor Frans. Their current topic of disagreement: the cat, Wink. When Wink goes missing, violent desires, domestic anarchy, and feline vengeance emerge, threatening the neatly ordered reality Sophie, Gregor, and Doctor Frans have constructed.”

 

Okay, maybe not exactly a comedy, although this is the way a Broadway World reviewer summed it up: “I found myself eating up every word. Wink is a bizarre, witty, and unexpected experience.”

Another summation, this one from Talkin’ Humor, describes it as: “Beautifully written…bursting with dark humor.”

So check it out for yourself.

The cast of the OCT production includes Paul Dunckel, Vanessa Greenway, Chauncey Mauney, and Josh Simpson. Tara Wibrew directs.

Works by Wink playwright Jen Silverman — also a novelist, screenwriter, and podcast creator — have been performed widely, including on Broadway, regionally, and internationally. (Information at jensilverman.com)

Wink, at OCT, onstage through November

When: Evening performances at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 20-22 and 28-29; matinee performances at 2 p.m. on Nov. 23 and 30; plus a talkback with actors, open to the public, after Sunday shows

Where: Oregon Contemporary Theatre, 194 W. Broadway, downtown Eugene

Tickets: $25-$52; $20 for students (plus a $4 per ticket fee); available from the box office at 541-465-1506 or online at octheatre.org