Review: F**KING STRANGERS at Echo Theatre Company
Focusing on four lonely people in Southern California, it dramatizes the ever-shifting facets of our relationships as we struggle to be vulnerable and honest with others and ourselves.
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F**king Strangers at Atwater Village Theatre
Dates: 7/16/2026 - 8/24/2026
📍 Theatre: Atwater Village Theatre
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F**king Strangers is a dark comedy by Erik Patterson, commissioned by The Echo Theater Company and directed by artistic director Chris Fields. The play follows four characters whose real-life and online obsessions blur into genuine intimacy: Ru (Michael Sturgis), a man who hasn't left his bedroom in six years; Mick (James Tupper), who can't stop paying for affection; Julianne (Tasha Ames), who mourns the life she never pursued; and Dylan (Sean Luc Rogers), who sells companionship to anyone who can afford him. What begins as role-playing and fantasy spirals into an unpredictable collision of sex, secrecy, family, and redemption.
Cast and Creative Team for F**king Strangers at Atwater Village Theatre
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Erik Patterson
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Photos: F**KING STRANGERS to Open at Echo Theater Company in Atwater Village
Erik Patterson's dark comedy F**KING STRANGERS, directed by Chris Fields, opens at Atwater Village Theatre, following four characters whose online and real-life obsessions spiral into shocking, comedic revelations. Check out the photos, below.
Interview: Playwright Erik Patterson of F**KING STRANGERS produced by The Echo Theater Company
I spoke with playwright Erik Patterson about his twisted, hilarious and unexpectedly moving story about loneliness, desire, family secrets and the strange ways people try to save one another.They are Ru, who hasn’t left his bedroom in six years; Mick, who can’t stop paying for affection; Julianne, who mourns the life she never pursued; and Dylan, who sells companionship to anyone who can afford him.
F**KING STRANGERS World Premiere to be Presented at Echo Theater Company
The Echo Theater Company will present the world premiere of F**king Strangers, a dark comedy by Erik Patterson, commissioned by the company and directed by artistic director Chris Fields
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