Lonely Planet
Theatre Row - The Clurman Theatre
Lonely Planet is a story of friendship in a time of crisis.
Set in a small map store on the oldest street in an American city, Lonely Planet is an intimate portrait of two friends at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Shop owner Jody becomes increasingly fearful of the world outside and the dangers it poses, refusing to leave his shop. While Carl, his spirited friend, begins filling the store with a variety of mysterious chairs. Funny, moving, and deeply human, Steven Dietz’s landmark play examines how we all navigate troubled times.
"Mr. Dietz is a graceful writer…and there is no ignoring the honest and troubled emotional core at the play's center."--The New York Times