Stage Craft

Observer theater critic Elaine Liner knows a thing or 30 about what makes a play exceptional. (Lord knows she’s done her share of research.) That’s great news for you because Liner has recently switched teams — artfully speaking — to write a one-woman show called Sweater Curse, A Yarn About Love, and Dallas finally gets to see the thing from Thursday through Sunday at the MCL Grand Theater (110 N. Charles St., Lewisville). It’s a lighthearted look at romance’s missteps, told through stacks of half-finished knitting projects, originally intended for that special someone. “The sweater curse” is the superstition that you should never knit a sweater for your man, or the relationship will end before you can tug it on him. Liner has fun with this in her one-woman show, knitting throughout and even handing out tiny yarn-based trinkets to her audience. The show was simply pummeled with praise during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival earlier this year, so be one of the first to see it on Texas turf. Tickets cost $15 and knitting is encouraged. Visit ourproductions.org or call 972-724-2147.

Dec. 12-15, 2013