Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet

The Emergent presents Lonely Planet, Steven Dietz’s moving and unexpectedly funny play about friendship, loss, and connection during the AIDS crisis. Set in a small map store, this intimate two-person drama explores what it means to care for one another in a world shaped by fear and uncertainty.

The Emergent presents Lonely Planet by Steven Dietz, directed by Tonya Bludsworth. Tender, funny, and quietly devastating, Lonely Planet is set inside a small map store where two men, one guarded and one irrepressibly alive, find themselves trying to make sense of friendship, fear, and the fragility of human connection during the AIDS crisis. What unfolds is not only a portrait of a historical moment, but a deeply personal story about isolation, intimacy, grief, and the ways we try to keep each other company in unbearable times.

With warmth, wit, and emotional precision, Lonely Planet asks what it means to stay open to love and presence when the world feels haunted by loss. This new production from The Emergent reflects the company’s commitment to intimate, actor-centered storytelling that invites audiences into bold, searching, deeply human theatrical experiences.

Performances at Visart on May 15 & 16 @ 7:30 pm; May 17 @ 2pm

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