BecauseHeCan
by Arthur Kopit

Name: BecauseHeCan
Brand: Arthur Kopit
SKU: 9780573627415
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)

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90 mins Present Day Unit Set/Multiple Settings

Synopsis

He calls himself ISeeU, but you can't see him.

And if it's you he wants, nothing can stop him.

In a plot worthy of Kafka or Orwell, this alarming, sinister and erotic tale propels an unsuspecting married couple into their worst nightmare: a world with no secrets in which private lives are no longer private.

For this couple, the future has arrived and they are among its first casualties.

BecauseHeCan was initially produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville and Off Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club under the title Y2K .

Press Reviews

"Sizzling. A horrifying cautionary tale [that] plays with questions of reality."
— The New York Times

"A technological thriller, like Pinter in cyberspace. Just as we have begun to doubt the modern theater's ability to compete with Hollywood for the most visceral scares, along comes Kopit to mine the terrors of the late 20th century."
— Newsday

"Kopit's zippy, creepy thriller turns on authentically disturbing questions. All reality is a little virtual."
— Variety

"Underneath the cyber thriller aspect of Kopit's story, his sense of the bewildering mystery and fragility of relationships comes through loud and chillingly clear."
— The New Yorker

"Mesmerizing."
— InTheatre

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Joseph Elliot early 50s	—	50s	early 50s
Joanne Summerhays Elliot late 30s	—	30s	late 30s
Orin Slake looks to be in his late 40s	male	40s	looks to be in his late 40s
Denis Mcalvane a bit younger than Slake	—	—	a bit younger than Slake
Costa Astrakhan 19, a.k.a BCuzICan, FlowBare, and ISeeU	—	—	19, a.k.a BCuzICan, FlowBare, and ISeeU