Event

Body Awareness

Its Body Awareness Week on a Vermont college campus and Phyllis, the organizer, and her partner, Joyce, are hosting one of the guest artists in their home: Frank, a photographer famous for his female nude portraits. Both his presence in the home and his chosen subject instigate tension from the start. Phyllis is furious at his depictions, but Joyce is actually rather intrigued by the whole thing, even going so far as to contemplate posing for him. As Joyce and Phyllis bicker, Joyces adult son, who may or may not have Asperger syndrome, struggles to express himself physically with heartbreaking results.

This dark comedy features a small ensemble of actors bringing to light modern issues--including same sex marriage, autism, body image and sexuality, and the conflict between art and censorship--in a humorous and sometimes uncomfortable way. This show contains very mature subject matter and language. It is not recommended for children.

Shows are Fridays and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m., for the three-weekend run Dec. 1-17.