Perpetual Motion Theatre Company > Past Productions

Three strangers with nothing in common accidentally tune in to a strange radio signal: Luke, a conspiricy-minded journalist whose career is crashing; Stacy, a young woman who has wrapped her life entirely around her boyfriend; and Brian, a damaged young man who is too afraid to even leave his apartment. Through the hiss and hum of radio traffic, they all discover a young girl's voice reciting an endless list of numbers with no apparent pattern or end. Their growing obsession tears through their hopes and fears and slams their lives together in inexplicable ways as they struggle to explain the haunting voice that has entered their lives.

The story is presented in a unique way, with all three storylines playing out simultaneously on one stage. The actors share props, sets and lines in an intricate dance until their stories merge into one tale of obsession.

Review from the St. Paul Pioneer Press:
"The performances are solid... the blurring and weaving of props, sounds and dialogue among the three parallel vignettes is inventive and imaginative, creating a swirl of energy and suspense that carries the characters to their inevitable merge..."

Audience Reviews from the Minneapolis Fringe Festival website:
"The writing is sharp and intelligent, the staging is innovative, the soundtrack is curious and the acting by Erin Appel, Eric Sharp, Mark Sweeney, Derek Miller and Alia Mortensen is spot-on."

"The writing was clever, quirky, insightful, and funny. The acting was lovely with each character shining through as sympathetic and interesting. An intricate dance shared by three strangers, the staging was the perfect complement to the storyline"

"This was a fabulous performance all around! The script was tight AND engaging AND intriguing..."

"This play used fluidity of motion (as well as sections of strong, fluid of storytelling) to weave a fascinating yarn. It certainly is a comedy, drama, thriller, a genre bending story of mind-exciting proportions."

"The staging for this show is incredible. It conveyed so much immediacy & was so visually interesting I couldn't imagine taking my eyes off the stage. The actors contained such wonderful energy & purpose in their bodies. There was not a wasted movement. "

Pictures of Common Frequency
photos by Scott Pakudaitis