LAST LOVE Begins 5/2 at the Mojo Theatre

On the eve of his five year wedding anniversary, Charles makes a final attempt to save his marriage-by taking up arms and destroying it.

With America winding down two of the longest wars in its history and considering further military actions, Mojo Theatre presents the U.S. premiere of Last Love, a play about love's struggle for survival in a world perpetually at war.

A darkly funny and expressionistic look at cycles of violence, Last Love follows two couples as they clash inside a mountainside house while an international terror crisis looms outside. The lines between love and war are frantically crisscrossed-chairs are thrown through walls, stuffed carnival bears are burned, and sex becomes a competitive sport.

Last Love is part of a trilogy that Bedlam Theatre in Minneapolis dubbed the "Love-Gone-Wrong-at-the-End-of-the-World-Trilogy". Last Love is published by Playscripts and has been produced in Australia. The Centralian Advocate in Australia remarked that the play was "laugh-out-loud funny" and that it provided "incredible insight into relationships." Other parts of the trilogy have been produced in Minneapolis, Chicago, and San Francisco.

Directed by playwright, Peter Papadopoulos, Last Love features an engaging mix of multimedia effects created by Micah Stieglitz and original music by Sascha Jacobsen. Co-Artistic Director, Kimberly Lester, is joined on the stage by Jonathan Bender, Sophia LaPaglia, Gloria McDonald, Michael Saenz, and Michael Wu.

Recently awarded "Most Prescient Debut" and called "impressive newcomers" in the Bay Guardian's Upstage/Downstage Awards of 2012, Mojo Theatre creates intricate and provocative productions that push the boundaries and perceptions of live performances through a dynamic style that fuses art forms such as film, live music, traditional theatre, and more.

"We use modern technology to fire up our old-school theatre storytelling and create what is hopefully an entertaining and meaningful show that appeals to a larger audience of people than would normally attend the theatre," said Papadopoulos, Co-Artistic Director.

The Mojo Theatre is located on the second floor of the historic Redstone Building in the Mission District, just one block from the 16th St. BART station. It's wheelchair accessible.

Last Love runs Thursday through Sunday night, May 2 - May 19, from 8pm to 10pm.

Tickets are $25 available at www.mojotheatre.com or $30 at the door.

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