The White Chip at Merrimack Repertory Theatre

A young Mormon starts downing beers at 13, dives headlong into social drinking and doesn't come up for air until his entire life and career have come crashing down around him in this new dark comedy. He does earn his first day "white chip" at AA -- several times after several relapses, in fact. But nothing clicks, until he finds true recovery in the unlikeliest of places: science. Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell stages this world premiere by its artistic director, Sean Daniels.