Crimson Square Theatre Company, in residence at Beverly Hills Playhouse, are pleased to present a taut two-person drama by Laura Eason, “Sex With Strangers.”

“Sex With Strangers” is engrossing and surprising. Yet, not only in its sexual politics but also in its investigation of identity in the digital age.

SYNOPSIS

Ethan is a hot young 20s writer whose online journals of “sexcapades” are the buzz of the blogosphere. Olivia is an attractive 30-something whose own writing career never took off. Attraction turns to sex when star sex blogger Ethan tracks down his idol, the gifted but obscure novelist Olivia. They find they each crave what the other possesses, but must confront the dark side of ambition and the trouble of reinventing oneself when the past is only a click away.

They hook up, sex turns into dating and dating into something more complicated. A break-out-hit at Steppenwolf (2011), “Sex With Strangers” explores what happens when our online and offline identities intersect.

Can love survive the Internet? Can art? Can we? While not offering easy answers, “Sex With Strangers” is a timely and engaging examination of these questions.

TEAM

Benjamin Burt – Director
Cameron Meyer – Olivia
Casey King – Ethan
Freya Adams – Understudy Olivia
Derek Rivera – Understudy Ethan
Allen Barton – Mentoring Director, Owner of Beverly Hills Playhouse
Faye Viviana – Executive Producer
Derrick McDaniels – Lighting Designer
SANDRA KUKER PR (Sandra Kuker-Franco) – Publicist

NOTE FROM CRIMSON SQUARE

“Benjamin Burt will be making his directorial debut, and this is the first show to be produced in tandem with our mentorship program. Benjamin worked under the guidance of Allen Barton as mentoring director. As part of this show, there are three individuals from the mentorship program (Director, Assistant Director, and Stage Manager mentees), which was launched in 2019 alongside the writer’s lab, to bring up the next generation of writers, directors, stage managers, producers, and all aspects of stagecraft in the Los Angeles community.”