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Theatre Arts Presents “Never Swim Alone”
September 27, 2022 - October 2, 2022
NEVER SWIM ALONE
by Daniel MacIvor
directed by Jay Oney
September 27-October 1 at 7:30 pm
October 2 at 2:00 pm
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The Playhouse Box Office Opens September 19, 9 am to 1 pm
General Adm $15
Furman Associated $10
Students $5
SEASON PASS (4 FLEX TICKETS) $25 AVAILABLE NOW 864-294-2125 or online
Never Swim Alone by Daniel MacIvor is a swift, funny satire about two alpha males and their ruthless competition for the title of “Top Dog.” The play is structured as a surreal egotistic boxing match: Frank and Bill, two guys in dark suits and bad ties, square off in a 13-round Battle Royale of vicious undermining and one-upmanship refereed by a seemingly anonymous woman.
But as their cage match grows increasingly bitter, a tragic story emerges implicating all three characters. We learn that the woman’s role as a referee is the result of a childhood swimming race between her, Frank, and Bill. It was a playful competition with tragic consequences that give the play its raw emotional core. – John Del Signore, The Gothamist