About this Event
Not Paul is an absurdist romantic comedy about not being able to measure up to our significant other’s previous partner. The play centers around a new couple: Mary and Ethan. Mary is Ivy League-educated and a successful academic publisher, while Ethan is a barista with a theology degree, uncertain of what he wants to do with his life. Their budding romance is complicated when Ethan learns of Mary’s recent ex, Paul, her committed boyfriend of five years. Paul is a perfect man: he was top of his class at Harvard, a gifted singer, a talented actor, delivered speeches to the United Nations about the South Sudan famine, speaks seven languages fluently, and is a sexual god. Even during the action of the play, Paul is saving Ukrainian refugees.
As their relationship progresses, Ethan discovers that all the people in Mary’s life love Paul to the point of obsession. Mary’s elderly next door neighbor Greta was infatuated with Paul. Mary’s college friends and recently married couple, Bryce and Stewart, follow the word of Paul. Mary’s co-worker Sylvia reveals that she is pregnant with Paul’s child and her husband, Perry, couldn’t be more excited. All of them shamelessly compare Ethan to Paul and display open hostility towards him, causing Ethan to snap, as he begins to question himself and his relationship. Either Ethan takes charge of his own life or Paul’s admirers will take matters into their own hands…
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Producers Club Theaters, 358 West 44th Street, New York, United States
USD 32.00