Love in an Elevator

At the heart of the “Summer of Love and Humanity Festival” at Boston Center For The Arts is “Love In An Elevator,” a brand new play by Richard Ravosa. The production is a theatrical homage to Plato’s Symposium, where ancient Athenian discourse meets contemporary complexities.

The play spotlights a diverse ensemble, arguably the summer’s most eclectic cast in Boston theatre. The plot unravels in a hospital elevator, where a unique assortment of characters — a rabbi, professor, chef, anarchist, musician, nurse, patient, lawyer, a construction worker and his fiancée — find themselves trapped. To stave off anxiety, they engage in profound conversations about the ever-perplexing concept of love, with humor punctuating the tension as inevitable physiological needs arise. The play is further enriched by surprise guest appearances by Pan and Syrinx.

Join for a heartwarming exploration of love without the pain, and immerse yourself in a musical and theatrical odyssey, where each evening is as unique as the play’s cast itself.