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Six Degrees of Separation

Jan 19 - Feb 4, 2017

    Six Degrees of Separation

  • Directed by Danon Middleton
  • Playwright John Guare
  • Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
  • Auditions: Sun-Mon, Nov 27-28, 7-9 PM

The title refers to a theory which states that any two people in the world are connected through at most six people; e.g., a friend of a friend.

Inspired by a true story, the play follows the trail of a young black con man, Paul, who insinuates himself into the lives of a wealthy New York couple, Ouisa and Flan Kittredge, claiming he knows their son at college. Paul tells them he is the son of actor Sidney Poitier, and that he has just been mugged and all his money is gone.

Captivated by Paul's intelligence and his fascinating conversation (and the possibility of appearing in a new Sidney Poitier movie), the Kittredges invite him to stay overnight. But in the morning they discover him in bed with a young male hustler from the streets, and the picture begins to change...