Rules of the Universe

Two restrooms in different parts of the city. In one, two men; in the other, one woman. Each seek something different: love, power, refuge.

Spencer Aste, Joel Johnstone and Elizabeth West. Rising Phoenix Repertory, 2007. Photograph by Daniel Talbott.
Spencer Aste, Joel Johnstone and Elizabeth West. Rising Phoenix Repertory, 2007. Photograph by Daniel Talbott.
Cast Requirements

2 men
1 woman

Unit Set

Set Description

Unit set

Honors

New York Innovative Theatre Award, Best Short Play.

Publisher

The IT Awards Outstanding Plays 2007 (United Stages).

Press

"The breathtaking immediacy of this play is jolting, moving, and exciting ... the emotions that are exposed here are so raw and personal that proximity enhances the experience hugely. These glimpses we get into three human souls at their most desperate are searing and incisive: truth is revealed in bold, concentrated strokes here. Reitz's writing is terrific; this is a play that you want to see and hear again a day later (at least that's how I felt), both to savor its gems and to contemplate its sudden profundities."
--nytheatre.com

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Production and Development History

Produced: Seventh Street Small Stage, NYC.