"The closest thing that the American theater currently has to a David
Foster Wallace, Rapp can give you the head rush of sophisticated
literary allusion and unreliable narrative trickery à la Dostoevsky, and
yet talk of Plano, Illinois, and let you know that he knows exactly how
it feels...A gripping stunner of a play." --Chris Jones, Chicago
Tribune
When Bella Baird, an isolated creative writing professor at Yale, begins
to mentor a brilliant but enigmatic student, Christopher, the two form
an unexpectedly intense bond. As their lives and the stories they tell
about themselves become intertwined in unpredictable ways, Bella makes a
surprising request of Christopher. Brimming with suspense, Rapp's
riveting play explores the limits of what one person can ask of another.