Slipstream Theatre Set to Present LOVE IS STRANGE

Love is strange. How strange? You'll have to head over to Slipstream Theatre Initiative to find out. The audience will be flies on the wall in a house where nothing is as it seems. Megan is a 15 year-old runaway who has taken shelter in Carl's house, and together they have begun a timeless tradition that keeps them constantly teetering on the line of power and control. The tradition will have to remain a mystery...until you see it for yourself.

Slipstream found great success, after their first season last year, offering an encore production featuring work from a local playwright. They are doing the same with Love is Strange, by renowned Detroit Area playwright Sean Paraventi. Running only 8 performances, Saturdays and Sundays (9/3 - 9/25), and with very limited seating, this production will keep you on The Edge of your seats or hiding your face in fear.

The cast for this show is made up of four dynamic actors. Slipstream's Technical Director and founding member takes on the grimy role of Carl. Tiaja Sabrie (seen last season in Hedda Gabler, Ubu Rex, Twelfth Night, and PYG) plays Patrice, the last victim of the couple. High School Senior, 17-year-old David Wilson (previously seen in Taming of the Shrew and DorIan Gray), plays the unsuspecting and incredibly unlucky Gary. And rounding out the cast as the 15-year-old, seemingly innocent but wildly underestimated runaway turned captor, Megan is High School Sophomore, 15-year-old Grace Jolliffe.

The show is most certainly intended for mature audiences only, and even the most mature of adults may find themselves squeamish during the show. Exploring the lives of serial killers, male and female, and the indescribable dynamic of unconditional love between a Bonnie and Clyde type duo allows the audience a rare glimpse at the internal workings of what most people would call psychopaths.

The production runs September 3rd through September 25th. Performances are Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $12 in advance only and available via www.slipstreamti.com . For questions or more information, email InsideTheSlipstream@gmail.com . Slipstream Theatre Initiative is located at 460 Hilton in Ferndale.

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