Show #3 of fall 2024

When Bella Baird, an isolated creative writing professor at Yale, begins to mentor a brilliant but enigmatic student named Christopher, the two form an unexpectedly intense bond. As their lives and the stories they tell about themselves become intertwined in unpredictable ways, Bella makes a surprising request of Christopher that neither knows if he can fulfill. Brimming with suspense, Rapp’s riveting play explores the limits of what one person can ask of another.

“Adam Rapp's new play is a stunning character study of someone you’d like to know.” – Variety

“Accessible and entertaining... On the surface, Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside seems like a straightforward two-character play that tells an ensnaring story. But the drama itself is a series of puzzle boxes. Open one and you’ll find another — each leading deeper into the mystery of art’s relationship to reality.” – Los Angeles Times

“An intensely quiet play of two lonely people circling one another, each as wary of the other and both seeming to reach out more as instinct than plan.” – Deadline

Run time approximately 80 minutes with no intermission.

Trigger Warning: This play contains challenging and potentially triggering adult subject matter and may not be suitable for everyone.