Swimming in the Shallows: A comedy by Adam Bock August 17, 2012

Back Hand Productions' inaugural theatre production has been heralded by the New York Times as "A screwy little jewel of a play. It's as unconventional a conventional look at love as you'll find" at its NY premiere in 2005.

Following a group of friends living in Rhode Island, Swimming in the Shallows offers a fresh take in asking our most thought-provoking questions: what do we, as a society and as individuals, truly "need"?; how can we keep self-doubt and anxiety from running our lives and decisions?; and, in a media-saturated post-Jaws culture, can true love between a man and a shark ever survive? Possession, love, commitment, reliance, independence, friendship, and expectations are provoked, prodded, and flipped upside-down with hilarious results in this intimate and outrageous contemporary suburban comedy by playwright Adam Bock.

Directed by Cyle Conley.

The Cast:
Atessa McAleenan-Morrell
Lilian Wouters
Kirsten Dwyer
Michael Thor Kuzmack
Jeremy Dorado
Kyle Shay Goldman

Performances are on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 P.M. and Sundays at 2:30 P.M.

The box office opens one hour prior to each performance; house opens 30 minutes before the show.