Ahimsa Collective's TWO FIGURES Plays The Powerhouse Theater Through 6/20

Remember that story you heard in high school? About that one girl? And that teacher? And that thing you heard they did, that you just couldn't believe?

The Ahimsa Collective, sticking to their boundary-pushing, no-holds-barred style, is back at the Powerhouse Theatre with a powerful drama about fantasy, sexuality, adolescence, and art.

Penny Aaronson, a ferociously smart seventeen year old girl, has been overcome with odd sexual fantasies, which she keeps hidden with a dark, abiding shame. Then, one day, she happens upon a sketch book filed with kinky, off-color drawings and discovers the book belongs to her nerdy art teacher, Nathan Sacher. Convinced she has found a fellow spirit, Penny starts brazenly flirting with Nathan, and he, somewhat uncomfortably, reciprocates. After some hand-wringing and a few awkward tutoring sessions, they begin to embark on a very real romantic relationship. But soon their codependency, paranoia and profound disconnect from reality turns their love into something brutal, odd, and possibly pathological. Two Figures is a thrilling, racy, bitingly sharp play that will leave you pondering the ideas of love, imagination and the very nature of taboo.

The Ahimsa Collective, never content merely to produce a piece of traditional theater, has collected hundreds of sexual fantasies from friends and strangers, received anonymously through their website.

These submissions have been given to fourteen inventive, young, and wildly different visual artists, who have chosen their favorites to inspire new pieces of art. The Powerhouse's beautiful outdoor deck will be transformed into a one-of-a-kind gallery, where audience members, treated to champagne and finger foods, will not only view over twenty original pieces, but also get the opportunity to read all of the other submissions - and maybe even submit their own
TWO FIGURES runs May 28 - June 20, on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Tickets start at $7 when purchased in advance at www.powerhousetheatre.com and $20.00 at the door. The Powerhouse Theatre is located at 3116 2nd Street in south Santa Monica, just off Main Street between Rose and Marine. Guests in wheel chairs should call in advance to make arrangements.

Spreading non-violence through the abundance of art, The Ahimsa Collective is devoted to sharing all kinds of work with the world and creating communities thriving with creativity. They employ a highly collaborative exploratory process culminating in both individual and joint performance pieces. They create an array of boundary-pushing, innovative work, including site-specific, radical deconstructions of classics, completely original clown shows, world premieres of new works toured throughout SoCal living rooms, and more. Please visit www.ahimsacollective.com for more information!

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