Theatre of Arts Presents:
Sexual Perversity In Chicago
A play by David Mamet
Directed by Paul Wagar
 

 Sexual Perversity in Chicago follows four acquaintances, two of whom are lovers, as they dissect the relationships between men and women. Danny and Deb are young, naive, and still hopeful about love. Bernie and Joan are older, and much more cynical. As Danny and Deb fall in and out of love, Bernie and Joan provide increasingly bitter commentary -- Bernie about his sexual conquests of women, and Joan about her absolute distrust of men. When Danny and Deb split, Bernie and Joan regain their sway over the two young people, who now admit that their older friends were right about love. The play suggests that Bernie and Joan are perhaps homosexual.

            Set design is by Natalie Morales, lighting design is by David Zahacewski, sound designer is by Brett Calo and costume design is by Maggie Walsh. The stage manager is Leticia Aguilar. During the run of the play, Theatre of Arts will be featuring a lobby art exhibition presented by Byron Baker.

During the run of the play, Theatre of Arts will be featuring a lobby art exhibition presented by Byron Baker.
 
            David Mamet is an American playwright, film director, screenwriter and author. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of off-Broadway 70s plays: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. His plays Race and The Penitent, respectively, opened on Broadway in 2009 and previewed off-Broadway in 2017.