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by Melissa James Gibson
Directed by Kathleen Akerley

March 2004

In adjacent apartments, three neighbors push the limits of friendship as they use language both as an instrument of intimacy and a weapon of defense. Exploring these lonely lives through language that alternates between exhilarating structural inventiveness, loony comedy, and poignant self-analysis, Melissa James Gibson has created a play that is as witty and wise as it is stylistically groundbreaking and unexpected.

Cast

Woman Chamblee Christian
Theo Mike Glenn
Man Jason Lott
Frank Ian Lavalley
Babette Suzen Lynskey
Airshaft Woman Adrienne Nelson

Production Team

Director Kathleen Akerley
Assistant Director Bridget O’Leary
Stage Manager Laura Smith
Producer Jeremy Skidmore
Technical Director Drew Harmon
Scenic Designer Tom Donahue
Lighting Designer John Burkland
Costume Designer Kate Turner-Walker
Sound Designer Jessie Terrill
Properties Designer Suzen Manson
Sound Board Operator Dierdre Bier

Press

What They Say

“Director Kimberly Ackerly and designer Thomas F. Donahue create a setting in which the audience is situated between the three apartment rooms, making it almost impossible to watch the entire play without turning in one direction or another. It’s a compelling device, giving the production an interactive feel, as well as implicating the audience as much as the characters in Gibson’s modern dilemma.”