About the Show

Greasepaint Productions revives Steven Dietz's 1994 AIDS drama, which is a love story, an existential meditation on human isolation, and even an absurdist comedy..

'Lonely Planet' tells the story of Jody, a 40-year-old shopkeeper who has become a shut-in, and his younger friend and caretaker Carl, who wants him to go outside and take responsibility for his life. First, Jody must come to terms with the fact that his community is being decimated by AIDS, and that he needs to be tested before he becomes a casualty, too.

Critic Reviews (1)

"The actors overact their parts while trying to drive home the profundity of Deitz’s language…Jody's reserved personality feels more affected than lived in. Smith’s Carl is another kind of affected—the stereotypical gay man…Given that both actors, clearly talented, suffer from the same issue, the problem may lie more in a lack of direction…Yet given these drawbacks, 'Lonely Planet' is still a beautiful play, something this production both understands and is able to communicate."
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