Every time Beatrice and Beau try to communicate, words get in the way.  To make matters even more difficult, the box they are trapped inside continually widens, pulling them further apart.  And it’s getting darker in here.  And they’re not sure if what they’re telling each other is how they really feel, or what they wish they felt.  And it’s hard to have arguments when you’re talking in unison, but you’re not speaking heart to mouth, you’re just saying what comes next.


Ever felt like that?

Beatrice and Beau are caught inside a web of language and light that is constantly changing, making it hard to stay together and impossible to be apart.


Beatrice and Beau have a lot to figure out in only seven minutes.

Premiered 
Collaboraction’s 
Sketchbook 9 Festival
Chicago, IL

Sketchbook 9
Online Program here

Originally Directed by 
Brandon Ray

April-May 2009

Original Cast
BEATRICE ... Sarah Gitenstein
BEAU ... Michael Salinas

Additional Performances
Players, Please Theatre
directed by Nikki Klix
Lombard, IL
July 2009
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Glowing Reviews

“Exceedingly clever look at the love-hate component in intimate relationships”
Chicago Sun-Times

“Especially good ... I suspect the dark comedy will hit uncomfortably close to home for many.”
Chicago Tribune

“A brilliantly claustrophobic rendering of a failing relationship.”
Chicago Journal

“A hilarious examination of a romantic couple arguing over whether to take their relationship to the next stage.”
Windy City Times
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Awarded: Sketchbook 9 Audience Choice Award

              Sketchbook 9 Judges’ Choice Award -- 3rd Place