theatre KAPOW opens its 17th season with Aaron Posner’s profoundly humane and hilariously quirky comedy Life Sucks. at BNH Stage in Concord, NH September 20 through 22.
A group of old friends, ex-lovers, estranged in-laws, and lifelong enemies gather to grapple with life’s thorniest questions—and each other. What could possibly go wrong? Incurably lustful and lonely, hapless and hopeful, these seven souls collide and hilariously stumble their way towards a new understanding that life sucks! Or does it? And how do we get through it?

Egos clash, hearts hunger, and souls cry out for meaning in this raw and cleverly funny reimagining of Anton Chekhov’s timeless classic Uncle Vanya. In Posner’s fresh take, the audience directly impacts what is happening on stage. The characters often talk to and ask questions of the audience. You might just learn something about your companion to the theater. Or you might reveal something.

The theme for tKAPOW’s 17th season is ‘conversation.’ This season emphasizes their commitment to bring stories to the stage that start conversations. Life Sucks. eliminates the wall between audience and actors and brings the two into direct dialogue about so many of the struggles and joys that we have in common.