Westport Country Playhouse will stage “Sex with Strangers,” a romantic drama about ambition and fame in the digital age, from Sept. 26 through Oct. 14. The play is written by Laura Eason, who is best known for four seasons as a writer/producer on the Netflix drama “House of Cards.” “Sex with Strangers” is one of the most-produced plays in the U.S. in ’15-’16 and’16-’17 seasons with more than 50 separate productions. The director is Katherine M. Carter. The play includes adult themes and language.
“’Sex with Strangers’ is about the ways modern relationships are influenced by the internet,” said Mark Lamos, Westport Country Playhouse artistic director. “It also entertainingly deals with the generational differences between a woman who falls for a younger man. She's a 30-something author struggling with her second novel. He's a 20-something blogger whose book about casual sex has rocketed to the top of the bestseller lists. Their mutual exploration of each other's needs and points of view makes for a funny, rueful, and up-to-date look at love, sex, and how different we find ourselves as we seek togetherness in a world that keeps changing every time we press 'send'.”
Playwright Laura Eason is a Brooklyn-based screenwriter, playwright, and writer/producer on the Netflix drama “House of Cards,” which received a WGA nomination for outstanding writing in a drama series, and three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for drama series. She has more than 20 produced plays and adaptations, including “Around the World in 80 Days.”
Westport Country Playhouse is located at 25 Powers Court, off Route 1 in Westport. For more information and to buy tickets, visit westportplayhouse.org, or call the box office at (203) 227-4177, toll-free at 1-888-927-7529.
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