Thespian Club Presents Closer, written by Patrick Marber

DAN. What do you want?
ALICE. To be loved.
DAN. That simple?
ALICE. It's a big want.

A tragic comedy revolving around the lives of four strangers- Alice (Kristin McWharter '12) a waif from the states, Dan (Harrison Kuykendall '13) an obiturist, Anna (Alyssa Devlin '10) a photographer and Larry (John Jeannette '10) a dermatologist. As their stories intertwine, we are shown lies, seduction, betrayal, love and even cybersex.

Not to be missed! Please join us on Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. in BBOX, located in Gateway. Be there to see the Thespian Club's debut performance! Student tickets are only $3. Tickets for the general public are $5.

Previous Reviews of Closer by Other Theatrical Companies

"Patrick Marber's Closer is a sad, savvy, often funny play that casts a steely, unblinking gaze at the world of relationships and lets you come to your own conclusions. (...) Marber tells his story in short, staccato scenes in which the unsaid talks as loudly as the said. The dialogue is almost entirely stichomythic, the occasional speech still not much longer than a few lines. There are frequent pauses, but not of the Pinteresque variety -- more like skipped heartbeats. (...) Closer does not merely hold your attention; it burrows into you." - John Simon, New York

"(A) powerful, darkly funny play about the cosmic collision between the sun of love and the comet of desire. (...) The key element in pornography is the absence of love. What's new about Closer is that it's a play about love that's fighting fiercely not to become pornography -- or a play merely about lust, about appetite." - Jack Kroll, Newsweek

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