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Flat Earth Presents As Bees in Honey Drown

Have you seen our review on EdgeBoston? (Waring: Spoilers!)

Flat Earth is pleased to bring award-winning playwright Douglas Carter Beane's dark comedy, As Bees in Honey Drown, to the Arsenal Center for the Arts August 13th through the 21st.

Evan Wyler, a newly-renowned novelist, is taken under the wing of a jet-setting record producer, Alexa Vere de Vere, who hires him to write the story of her life. He is drawn into a whirlwind of limousines, rock stars, and night clubs, and finds himself quickly seduced by the celebrity lifestyle as well as by his mysterious employer. Everything changes when Alexa suddenly vanishes leaving him thousands of dollars in debt. Wyler embarks on a quest to unearth her past, and discovers a striking reality that's stranger than fiction. A droll indictment of celebrity culture, As Bees in Honey Drown weaves a modern picture of life, art, love, and betrayal.

Performances of As Bees in Honey Drown will be held August 13th, 14th, 19th, 20th, & 21st at 8PM, and August 15th & 21st at 2 PM. All shows presented at the Arsenal Center for the Arts Black Box, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown. Tickets are $15 if purchased in advance, $20 at the door. Students pay $10 at the door with valid ID. August 19th's performance with be "pay-what you-can" at the door. Tickets available online from Brown Paper Tickets, or by calling (800) 838-3006.