The Asphalt Kiss

Show Info

The U.S Premiere
by Nelson Rodrigues
Translated by Alex Ladd
directed by Sarah Cameron Sunde

When the line between turth and lies is paper thin...a tragiccomedy by Brazil's preeminent playwright.
As a man lies dying from a hit-and-run accident on a busy Rio street, a male stranger comes to his aid and fulfills his dying wish for a kiss. An unscrupulous reporter, eager to feed a scandal hungry public, witnesses this kiss and turns a simple act of human compassion into salacious front-page news. While the Good Samaritan tries to hide from the tabloid spotlight, his enture life is turned into a media circus, leading to a shocking conclusion.