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Week of February 9th, 2004 Vol. 9-No.6

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BEIRUT, Alan Bowne's play about love, sex, and near death in a parallel society, performs at The Elephant Lab Theatre in Hollywood.

It is sometime in the near future. Somewhere in a shabby apartment in New York City's lower east side, Torch (Damien Midkiff) a young man that has been quarantined by the 'powers that be' because he has been tested positive for some deadly and contagious disease that could only be spread through open wounds or sexual contact. He is doomed to live alone with no physical contact with anyone. However, his girlfriend Blue (Veronique Ory), who does not have this disease, comes to see him in spite of the odds of not only catching this disease, but to have the authorities take her away from him. The question remains: will this two find the love/sex that they desire, or will Torch become left alone only to die as just one less person to possess this disease?

This play is a depressing one, yet it is part of those 'what if?' tales that could (and may) actually happen. The disease in question may be AIDS, but then again, it may not! Ty Donaldson is on helm to direct this one-act play, packing in a powerful production in the 70 or so minutes it takes.

Also appearing is Paul Darrigo as a security guard, watching over to separate the 'positives' from the 'negatives'.

Again, this is a play, but a real one at that. The title BEIRUT suggests a battle zone. It is one!!

BEIRUT is presented by the Athena Theatre Company and performs at the Elephant Lab Theatre, 6322 Santa Monica Blvd. (at Lillian Way), Hollywood, until February 29th. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday nights @ 8:00 PM, and Sunday evenings @ 7:00 PM. Reservations and information, call (818) 754-1423. Visit the web site at http://www.athenatheatre.com