
Mona(MaëllePoésy)hasrecentlyarrivedinNewYorkfromFranceinordertomounthernewestplay—anautobiographicalpiecethatdepictshertumultuous,on-again,off-againaffairwithamarriedphotographer,Nick(LinasPhillips).MonacastsChris(KeithPoulson)asNickandThérèse(EstherGarrel)toplaythefictionalversionofherself.Asrehearsalsbegin,alovequadrangleemerges∶MonafallsforChris,ChrisbecomesinfatuatedwithMona,andThérèsedevelopsdeepfeelingsforChris.Thistangledroundelayunfoldsinfivechapters,coveringthesameeventsfromeachofthefourcharacter’sperspectivesandculminatinginafraughtproductionoftheplayitself.
