It's Halloween night, but everyone is dropping their masks. When two couples drink a strange blue Peruvian wine together, the evening turns eventful as their traditions and their relationships to one another begin to unravel. Will the truth set them free or is it another trap to escape? A dark comedy about the perils of honesty.
Set: A living room."An entertaining, thought-provoking new show . . . Just make sure to buckle your seatbelts. It is -- in the best way possible -- a bumpy night." (Subsequently named "Best New Play of Year")
"Some plays arrive at just the right moment. For me, the cleverly executed Vino Veritas, about two middle-age couples and an honesty-inducing bottle of wine, speaks directly and profoundly about marriage, child-rearing, career choices, even the existence of God. It also made me laugh -- hard."
"Vino Veritas looks absolutely fabulous . . . has both freshness and edge, and is well worth checking out."
"A fascinating deconstruction of day-to-day life and the society in which we live . . . without being preachy, the show pits the painful truth against the lies we are all too often happy to live."
"A truly well-constructed and believable play about the things that people, as a matter of survival, avoid talking about: a kind of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? on drugs."
"Both funny and gut-wrenching . . . MacGregor especially shines with his meticulous planning and realistic dialogue. Nothing occurs by happenstance; even the Halloween costumes are significant. And he continuously digs deeper into the psyches of his characters, thereby revealing just how human and unpredictable they -- and we -- really are."
"That Vino gets so personal and often hits so close to home, is noteworthy in and of itself. It wasn't uncommon to see laughter erupting from one member of the audience, while the person next to them held a hand to their face in embarrassment or shock . . . challenges real-world beliefs so smartly that it's a wonder anyone had the wherewithal to blink without making a conscious effort. Vino Veritas is a potion that everyone should taste."
| NOV 09, 2024 - NOV 10, 2024
Darien Arts Council
Darien, IL United States | Darien Arts Council | Darien, IL United States |
| OCT 17, 2024 - OCT 27, 2024
Wiesbaden Performing Arts Center (WPAC)
Wiesbaden, Germany | Wiesbaden Performing Arts Center (WPAC) | Wiesbaden, Germany |
| FEB 16, 2024 - MAR 02, 2024
Kent County Theatre Guild
Dover, DE United States | Kent County Theatre Guild | Dover, DE United States |
| OCT 27, 2023 - NOV 05, 2023
Main Street LIVE
Trinidad, CO United States | Main Street LIVE | Trinidad, CO United States |
| OCT 17, 2023 - OCT 21, 2023
Russell Community Theater
Russell, KS United States | Russell Community Theater | Russell, KS United States |
| AUG 14, 2023 - AUG 26, 2023
EUTCo
Edinburgh, United Kingdom | EUTCo | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| NOV 09, 2022 - NOV 19, 2022
Cambrian Players
Thunder Bay, ON Canada | Cambrian Players | Thunder Bay, ON Canada |
| NOV 09, 2022 - NOV 19, 2022
Cambrian Players
Thunder Bay, ON Canada | Cambrian Players | Thunder Bay, ON Canada |
| SEP 22, 2022 - OCT 09, 2022
Off Central Players
Saint Petersburg, FL United States | Off Central Players | Saint Petersburg, FL United States |
| APR 05, 2022 - APR 16, 2022
New Plymouth Repertory Society
New Plymouth, New Zealand | New Plymouth Repertory Society | New Plymouth, New Zealand |
| 1 of 3 | ||
| No upcoming productions. |
| OCT 24, 2019 - NOV 24, 2019
Phoenix Theatre
Indianapolis, IN United States | Phoenix Theatre | Indianapolis, IN United States |
| SEP 21, 2017 - OCT 15, 2017
Theatre 40
Beverly Hills, CA United States | Theatre 40 | Beverly Hills, CA United States |
| MAR 23, 2017 - MAY 27, 2017
Purple Rose Theatre
Chelsea, MI United States | Purple Rose Theatre | Chelsea, MI United States |
| APR 29, 2010 - MAY 22, 2010
Theatre B
Fargo, ND United States | Theatre B | Fargo, ND United States |
| APR 06, 2010 - APR 11, 2010
Orlando Theatre Project
Orlando, FL United States | Orlando Theatre Project | Orlando, FL United States |
| JUL 15, 2009 - AUG 08, 2009
Nebraska Repertory Theatre
Lincoln, NE United States | Nebraska Repertory Theatre | Lincoln, NE United States |
| JAN 17, 2008 - MAR 08, 2008
Purple Rose Theatre
Chelsea, MI United States | Purple Rose Theatre | Chelsea, MI United States |
Named Best New Play by Ann Arbor News.
The 2013 feature film adaptation of Vino Veritas, starring Carrie Preston, won Best Comedy at the 2013 Wine Country Film Festival.
The 2013 feature film adaptation of Vino Veritas, starring Carrie Preston, won Best Feature Film at the 2014 Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival.
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