"How do you have sex on stage? That's the question at the heart of , a wildly inventive new play coming to Brooklyn's Powerhouse Arts from November 5-8-and yes, it's as provocative as it sounds. Created by acclaimed Irish theater company Dead Centre with writer Emilie Pine, flips the script on what happens when desire and performance collide. Each night, two actors-who have never met, rehearsed or even read the script together-step onstage as strangers to navigate a story of intimacy, betrayal and loneliness."
"As the show cheekily promises, "The sex will be safe. It will be consensual. And it will be good." The New York debut arrives with serious star power. On November 6, Tony Award winner John Cameron Mitchell ( Hedwig and the Angry Inch ) and Oscar nominee Elliot Page ( ) share the stage. The next night, it's Morgan Spector ( The Gilded Age ) and Constance Wu ( Crazy Rich Asians )."
"Directed by Ben Kidd, the piece brings Dead Centre back to New York after buzzy runs at BAM ( ) and the Irish Arts Center ( Chekhov's First Play ). Known for their meta-theatrical style, the Dublin-based company has earned raves for breaking the boundaries between audience and performance. The Irish Examiner called "beguiling, chaotic, hilarious and profound," while The Guardian praised it for "playing with expectations of reality and theatrical illusion.""
The production stages an unrehearsed, unscripted encounter where two unfamiliar actors navigate intimacy, betrayal and loneliness onstage. Each pair of performers arrives without prior rehearsal or mutual acquaintance, with an intimacy director providing real-time guidance to ensure consent and safety. The run at Brooklyn's Powerhouse Arts takes place November 5–8 and features rotating well-known actors across nights, including John Cameron Mitchell, Elliot Page, Morgan Spector, Constance Wu, Brandon Flynn and Chris Perfetti. Directed by Ben Kidd, the piece follows earlier runs at BAM and the Irish Arts Center and emphasizes meta-theatrical boundary-breaking between audience and performance.
Read at Time Out New York
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