"Chutes & Latters and Other
Dangerous Games," written by Christopher Massimine. Running
time: 120 minutes. $15. (world premiere) www.theaterforthenewcity.net
or www.dreamupfestival.org
212-254-1109 A provocative, sexually charged drama furnished in
dark comedy, "Chutes & Latters and Other Dangerous Games"
is a struggle of the psyche and very much something dreamed up in a fast-falling
house of cards. The resentful failed marriage between a sexually
ambiguous retired psychology professor and his guileful philanthropic infidel
wife results in games of deadly psychological warfare enticing a curious
unscrupulous neighbor and entangling an innocent relative and her young
daughter. This play is part of the "Dream Up Festival"; a theater
festival that takes place at the Theater for the New City (TNC) from August
8 to September 5, 2010.