Kyle Beltran (A Case for the Existence of God, Gloria) and Adam Chanler-Berat (Gossip Girl, Next to Normal) will star in the site-specific play Slanted Floors in Brooklyn.
Created by Billy McEntee (The Voices in Your Head) and directed by Ryan Dobrin (Merrily We Roll Along, The Last Five Years), the play will be staged September 9-October 10 for an audience of five in a Greenpoint, Brooklyn apartment, set around a dinner.
In Slanted Floors, Kaplan (Chanler-Berat) is a freelancer who has a hard time separating the media he consumes from the gigs he works and the ideas he tries to execute. Thankfully, his partner Teddy (Beltran) is coming home soon to serve a special dinner. Audience members are invited to witness the surreal events in one person’s day, sharing in the meal of two partners dining, dishing, and dreaming in the un-remarkability of queer domesticity.
The production team will include chef Jess Tsang, lighting and sound designer Nick Auer, video designer Dan Kuan Peeples, associate director Isabelle Chirls, and stage manager Damayanti Wallace. Caitlin Bebb is the artwork designer and McEntee is the producer.
“I gravitate toward plays that feel more like experiences, and that was a goal in crafting this piece,” said McEntee in a statement. “Slanted Floors explores whether an artist’s creative ‘process’ can also be seen as a ‘product.’ The central couple contends with that, and other questions: what theatricality can emerge from sitting in an ordinary apartment? How can it transform? And how well do I know the person sitting across from me? I’m humbled to explore those questions with this cast, team, and Ryan."
Tickets can now be reserved here. Ticket buyers can expect a follow-up email from [email protected] to confirm payment, provide the exact event address, and detail dietary restrictions. Meals are prepared for each audience, and the $55 ticket price includes dinner with no added fees. Audiences should note that they will have to climb two sets of stairs in a walk-up building to access the performance.
