------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cleveland State University Department of Theatre and Dance presents THE ALIENS APRIL 4-14, 2024 Written By Annie Baker Directed by Toby Vera Bercovici The Helen Theatre at Playhouse Square We meet two young men behind a coffee shop who talk music and Bukowski until a lonely high school student arrives and they decide to teach him everything they know. The story is a seemingly quiet study rooted in alienation, and a powerful observation of a lost generation. This is a play about friendship, art, ambition, and a deeply knowing poetic silence. The play is set in Vermont, as are three of Baker's other plays, Body Awareness, Circle Mirror Transformation, and Nocturama. THE ALIENS premiered Off-Broadway in 2010 and won the Obie Award for Best New American Play, with Baker's Circle Mirror Transformation. Directed by Toby Vera Bercovici. “This beautiful, small yet significant play centers young men with huge belief in themselves, huge visions for who they can become, and yet are quite lost. This play is nothing more than the words, the silences, and the three actors who embody them; and yet, that is everything,” says Bercovici. The play features Jackson Coughlin as KJ, Nicholas Taylor Hassan as Jasper, and Quinn Quilty Montgomery as Evan. American Sign Language (ASL) supported performance: Thurs., Apr. 11, 2024 Sign Language Interpreters will be present to sign along with the live performance. Get $5.00 tickets for this performance with Promo Code ASL Ticketing General show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM, and Sundays at 2:00 PM. $20 General Admission tickets are available by calling 216.241.6000 or visiting playhousesquare.org<http://www.playhousesquare.org>. Tickets are also available 60 minutes prior to performances at the Allen Theatre Complex. Visit our website at www.csuohio.edu/theatredance<http://www.csuohio.edu/theatredance> for more information. CSU Ticket Promo Codes Code Discount Details STUCSU - $5.00 CSU Student (w/ID) ALUCSU - $10.00 CSU Alum FAC - $10.00 CSU Faculty/Staff (w/ID) ASL- $5.00 Sign Language Performance (Feb. 29, 2024 only) 1SEN - $10.00 Seniors 65+ NST - $10.00 Non-CSU student (w/School ID) GRP- $10.00 Groups of 10+ (CALL TICKET OFFICE FOR GROUPS, 216-241-6000) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------