Deceit, by Richard Ploetz, long-time Adult Learning Center teacher and playwright, opens on Thursday 10 January at 8pm

“Deceit,” a new play by Richard Ploetz, is a provocative new work that reveals how far some people are willing to take their lies to protect the fragile nature of “being normal.” The protagonist is seemingly an “everyman” named Frank/Bob, the dual name not an accident, as Frank a.k.a. Bob is living a double life. Frank plays the role of a heterosexual married man with a child. Bob is the alias he uses for his gay affairs. His wife, Helen, unaware of his activities, is an editor for a popular magazine. A reporter working for her, Ken, is all abuzz about his new story, “married men who date other men.” Ken’s profile will feature inside information from the man he has been interviewing for several weeks: Bob. The play is not only a symbolic and hard hitting take on extra-marital affairs, but is also a glimpse into the human personality that asks if one can ever be truly oneself in our technology-based society.

At Theater for the New City @ 155 1st Avenue
(between 9th and 10th streets in the East Village, NYC)

Additional performances on:

Friday, January 11 at 8pm
Saturday, January 12 at 8pm
Sunday, January 13 at 3pm
Thursday, January 17 at 8pm
Friday, January 18 at 8pm
Saturday, January 19 at 8pm
Sunday, January 20 at 3pm
Thursday, January 24 at 8pm
Friday, January 25 at 8pm
Saturday, January 26 at 8pm
Sunday, January 27 at 3pm

Directed by Andreas Robertz

Featuring:
Steven Hauck* as Frank/Bob
Glory Gallo* as Helen
Ethan Haberfield* as Tommy
Mario Golden as Jeffrey
Joshua Zirger as Ken
*AEA

Tickets available at the box office or at smarttix.com
$15.00/Seniors and Students $10.00
www.deceittheplay.com or visit us on Facebook, Deceit the play

Deceit opens soon! We look forward to seeing you at the theater!
Until then, enjoy the rest of your holidays!

Warm wishes,
Richard
www.richardploetz.com