Diversionary to Present THE MYSTERY OF LOVE AND SEX

WHAT: Diversionary announces the second show in its 31st season, The San Diego Premiere of THE MYSTERY OF LOVE AND SEX.

WHO: Executive Artistic Director Matt M. Morrow will direct the piece by Bathsheba Doran. The play stars Rachael VanWormer, John Wells III, Mike Sears*, and Marci Anne Wuebben.*

WHEN: November 25th - December 24th. Performances run Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm.

TICKETS: Currently available exclusively to package holders. Packages start at $65 - more information can be found at www.diversionary.org/subscribe. Single tickets go on sale to the public approximately one month before performances and range from $15-$45. Discounts are available to Groups, Students, Educators, Seniors and Military. To be notified of ticket sales, please sign up for the Diversionary Theatre Email List: http://diversionary.org/mailinglist/

"A drama with a funny bone." That's how the LA Times categorized Bathsheba "Bash" Doran's 2015 play about the journey of a makeshift family, THE MYSTERY OF LOVE AND SEX. As a part of Diversionary Theatre's 31st Season, this San Diego Premiere was cited in The New York Times Top Ten List of 2015.

The play premiered in New York City under the Direction of Sam Gold, with a cast that included Diane Lane and Tony Shaloub. Diversionary's production has nabbed the talents of Mike Sears (BIRDS OF A FEATHER, PARLOUR SONG), Rachael VanWormer (REGRETS ONLY, BIRDS OF A FEATHER), and Marci Anne Wuebben in her Diversionary debut (Desiree in Cygnet's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC) are all San Diego favorites, while John Wells III hails from Los Angeles to make his San Diego debut.

Bash Doran is known for her funny, poignant and sophisticated writing style. She earned accolades while working as a staff writer on HBO's Boardwalk Empire. Her work plays with the idea of changing relationships and sexuality. Her play KIN travels through generations of a family, and THE MYSTERY OF LOVE AND SEX takes an exploratory journey of its own. Set "on the outskirts of major cities in the American South," MYSTERY delves into the tumbling world of Charlotte (Rachael VanWormer) and Jonny (John Wells III) who are confronting the mysteries of their bodies, friendship, and desires. Best friends since childhood, they come to see each other in a different light, and find themselves in a newly complicated relationship they are unable to extricate themselves from. Charlotte's parents (played by Marci Anne Wuebben and Mike Sears) face their own shifting perceptions of love and happiness. Traversing years, intertwining relationships, and unexpected outcomes, THE MYSTERY OF LOVE AND SEX is provocative Southern Gothic romantic comedy that peeks behind the curtain of sexuality and race to illuminate the secrets of the heart and the fabric of a family.

Executive Artistic Director Matt M. Morrow will direct his third show at Diversionary; previously he directed AMAZONS AND THEIR MEN and NOW OR LATER. Says Morrow, "I'm thrilled to dive into Doran's evocative and potent writing! THE MYSTERY OF LOVE AND SEX is not only incredibly sexy and charming, it deals in big truths we all face in our relationship with ourselves and the ones we love. It's a deeply moving story of a family's journey to survive the years intact. There truly is something for everyone is this lovely, smart play."

More information can be found at www.diversionary.org/mysteryofloveandsex