Beth Hylton as Tetherly and Thais Menendez as Nina in the world premiere of Things That Are Round at Rep Stage. Photograph courtesy of Rep Stage.
THINGS THAT ARE ROUND
Tetherly, a dentist specialiizing in existential terror, and Nina, an opera singer who just might be the worst babysitter ever, square off in a strange ballet of truth or dare. But is this a game anyone can even win? "Thelma and Louise" meets "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" On steroids.
“This play is a little weird and so are we all.”
— Susan Brall, MD Theatre Guide
“What could be the world’s easiest babysitting assignment becomes a daily game of inventing reality… . The truth is not beautiful; the beautiful is not true, but shared fantasies (and/or finances) becomes the basis of real relationships”
— Irene Hsiao, Chicago Reader
“In structure, Things That Are Round reminded me a lot ... Sam Shepard’s True West. ... Both plays provoke a good deal of nervous laughter from audiences as they await an explosion.”
— John Harding, DC Theater Arts
“If you like exciting, cutting edge theatre, this is a play you should not miss.”
— Susan Brall, MD Theatre Guide
Setting
The present. A living room. At once the most polite and secret room in the house.
Characters
TETHERLY. 40s but looks younger. Pretty. White. Benign. Dentist and PhD candidate. If she were a real estate agent, no one would feel comfortable going into an empty house with her, but they might not be able to say why.
NINA. 24 going on 24. Latinx. Former paralegal. Aspiring opera singer. When she talks it’s arrows.
Production & Development History
2022 Production in Chicago at Theatre L’Acadie.
2022 Production at Boston University.
2018 World Premiere at Rep Stage in Columbia, MD.
Workshops at Lark Play Development Center in NY, Vassar College, Stoneham Theatre, and Portland Stage Company.