CRUSH at BOX OF MOONLIGHT
Description
SYNOPSIS: After a charged and controversial sexual interaction on a first date, Cherry (17) and Billie (18) find themselves fractured, spiraling in repression and self analysis. One year later, they inadvertently meet only to tear each other apart, yearning for clarity. Did they match each other's freak, or are they both traumatized? Is it love? Fate? Or are we just in hell? As the play unfolds, Cherry and Billie discover they cannot love without inflicting harm. What follows is a raw, explosive collision of desire and violence, as the pair confront their trauma and the painful truths within themselves.
RUN TIME: 60 minutes
This play includes simulated sexual depictions as well as the use of fake blood and may be sensitive to some viewers. Due to mature content, patrons under 16 years of age should be accompanied by an adult.
CRUSH has been officially selected in the 2026 New York Theater Festival Summerfest and was awarded the NYU Collaborative Arts Grant in 2024.
Written and Directed by Christopher Paul Richards.
Starring:
Dylan Pitanza
Chloe Margot
Maia Benarouche
Malina Weissman
Production Stage Manager: Lexi Ulrey
Stage Manager: Annie Jandoli
Executively Produced by Dylan Pitanza and Chloe Margot.
Produced by: Nicholas Dinner
Creative Marketing and Produced by: Kelsey Bennett
Lighting Design: Annie Jandoli
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