Bit of a Stretch Set for Sartre's NO EXIT 6/21-26 Directed by Emma Martinsen

Bit of a Stretch Theatre Co. will present NO EXIT by Jean-Paul Sartre at 14 Pews on June 21 – 26. Directed by Emma Martinsen, No Exit features Brandon Hobrastchk as Garcin, Betty Marie Muessig as Estelle, Jacob Perkel as the Valet, and Meg Wozniak as Inez. Original Music by Wiley DeWeese. Marc Duncan is the technical director with set design by Leslie Turner.

Three deceased strangers, each sentenced to live in hell for all eternity, are escorted into a small, ordinary living room. As the play evolves, the darkest secrets and desires of each character's damned soul are revealed, and the reason the three were put together becomes clear. Hell, they quickly learn, is not being tortured by knives or fire, but spending eternity with each other.

Music plays an integral role in Bit of a Stretch Theatre Co.'s take on this classic work. Original underscoring throughout the play provides a fresh take on the Sartre's existentialist themes.

The production opens Bit of a Stretch Theatre Co's 2012 Summer Season, which continues with the musical First Lady Suite by Michael John LaChiusa, July 26 – August 5 at Studio 101.

No Exit opens Thursday, June 21st and runs through Tuesday, June 26th at 14 Pews Art House, 800 Aurora St. All Performances start at 8 PM. Tickets are $15 – $20 and available at www.bitofastretch.org or by calling 1-800-838-3006.