Less Than Rent Theatre presents the world premiere of James Presson's FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS - a new play which blends the artificially comical world of a sitcom with the soul of Henrik Ibsen's classic HEDDA GABLER. Previews of FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS begin December 2 prior to an official press opening of December 4 at Walkerspace (46 Walker Street) in Manhattan.
After four years on a hit sitcom, starlet Laura Burns is at the end of her rope. Unimpressed by the whirlwind of fame and consumed by existential notions, she longs for an escape from the artificiality of her laugh-track life. But as the lines between her off-screen friendships and her on-screen ones blur, Laura must face the terrifying possibility that this might be the only reality in which she can exist. FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS blends the melodrama of Henrik Ibsen's HEDDA GABLER with the silliness of network television and bears witness to a public nervous breakdown with built in commercial breaks.Directed by Rachel Buethe, the cast of FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS will feature Ashlynn Alexander, Cory Asinofsky, Becca Ballenger, Emma March Barash, Leslie Gauthier, Tommy Hettrick, Will Turner and Jason Zeren.The Design team for FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS is: Caite Hevner (set design), Amanda Brooklyn (costume design), Ryan Seelig (lighting design), Gifford Williams (sound design) and Lindsey Alexander (production stage manager).Videos