True friendship is a journey – there is no roadmap. Award-winning playwright Richard Martin Hirsch takes us back to the Summer of ‘69, exploring the fragile nature of friendship in a world premiere dramedy inspired by true events
On the same day in the summer of ’69 when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon three teenaged friends from LA’s Westside set-out on a six-week tour drumming-up pick-up games of basketball across the country. 25 years later is it possible for three high school friends to reconnect?
As he flashes back from the ‘90s to the music, mischief and iconic moments that defined that cross-country road trip, 40-something Paul Lewin must reconcile the expectations he once held with the reality that he, Stein and “G†– his once-best friends – have drifted apart. It’s a funny and bittersweet exploration of youth, hope, aging and the meaning of friendship.
The Closeness of the Horizon opens on Friday, May 18, 2012 and will run through June 24, 2012 at Odyssey Theatre, 2055 South Sepulveda Blvd. in Los Angeles. Performances are on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:00pm
For tickets ($25-$30): www.plays411.com/horizon
For information: www.odysseytheatre.com