Derrick Baskin & More Will Join Sherie Rene Scott for Whorl Inside a Loop Off-Broadway

The complete cast is now set for the previously announced world premiere of Whorl Inside a Loop, starring Sherie Rene Scott. The play, written by Dick Scanlan and Scott, will feature Derrick Baskin as Sunnyside, Nicholas Christopher as Rick, Chris Myers as Jeffrey, Ryan Quinn as Source, Daniel J. Watts as Flex and Donald Webber Jr. as Bey. Off-Broadway performances will begin at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Theatre on August 4. Michael Mayer and Scanlan will direct.

In Whorl Inside a Loop, a well-regarded actress agrees to teach six inmates how to tell their stories behind the bars of a men’s maximum-security prison. Sharing intimate and sometimes hilarious details of their former lives (while portraying characters of varying age, gender and race), this unlikely group forms a bond—even as the actress’ life outside spins out of control. And when what happens in prison doesn't stay there, no one is sure whom to trust.

Baskin returns to Second Stage after appearing in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which he also starred in on Broadway. His additional credits include Piece of My Heart, Memphis and The Little Mermaid. Christopher’s stage credits include Motown on Broadway and Rent and Hurt Village off-Broadway. Myers recently appeared in Soho Rep’s An Octoroon, for which he received an OBIE award. Quinn’s off-Broadway credits include The Killer, King Lear, Hamlet and Antony and Cleopatra. Watts appeared on Broadway most recently in After Midnight; his additional credits include In the Heights, Memphis and Motown. Webber has been seen on Broadway in Motown and Holler If Ya Hear Me.