Love is a Lab Experiment in Blue Star Players' World Premiere of 36 QUESTIONS

36 QUESTIONS (or "THE EXPERIMENTAL GENERATION OF INTERPERSONAL CLOSENESS") Makes Its World Premiere at the Lake Effect Fringe Festival

In the early 90's, a team of psychologists attempted to create real love in a laboratory setting - and succeeded. In "36 Questions (or "The Experimental Generation of Interpersonal Closeness")", two college seniors, Cat and Dan, attempt to replicate the experiment on themselves. Over the course of an evening, these two unlikely lovers gradually, reluctantly, and grudgingly, begin to open themselves to each other, learning some undeniable truths about themselves in the process.

This world premiere of an original play by Cassandra Chance will take place on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Dog Story Theater at 8:00 pm. Exploring the theme of love in many forms, "36 Questions (or "The Experimental Generation of Interpersonal Closeness")", is based upon the scientific study titled "The Experimental Generation of Interpersonal Closeness: A Procedure and Some Preliminary Findings" by Arthur Aron, in which a feeling of closeness is created between two individuals through the use of a set of 36 questions which steadily increase in intimacy, and was brought to the mainstream media by Mandy Len Catron's New York Times' Modern Love essay, "To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This."

"36 Questions (or "The Experimental Generation of Interpersonal Closeness")" is produced by Blue Star Players as part of the Lake Effect Fringe Festival at Dog Story Theater (7 Jefferson Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI). Show times are 8:00pm on Saturday, February 18, 2017 and 3:00pm on Sunday, February 19, 2017. Tickets are $14 for adults and $8 for students and seniors, and may be purchased online at dogstorytheater.com or at the door. The box office for Dog Story Theater opens one hour before showtime and seating is limited.

36 Questions is a world premiere of a new play by Michigan native playwright, Cassandra Chance. This production is directed by Ann Celeste Cloyd, with music direction by Stephen Douglas Wright, and stars Anessa Johnson as Cat and Michael Pollock as Dan. This play contains mature language and sexual references and is not recommended for children.

Additional information can be found at www.dogstorytheater.com, www.bluestarplayers.com, and through the Lake Effect Fringe Festival on Facebook.