4000 Miles at the Phoenix
INDIANAPOLIS — The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis will premier the newest play by Amy Herzog, 4000 Miles in the Frank and Katrina Basile Theatre on May 9, and running through Sunday, June 9.
The play takes its name from the bike trip Leo has been on with his ill-fated friend, Micah, from St. Paul to New York City, where his outdoorsy girlfriend, the touchingly mournful Bec is studying. Clueless Leo turns up at Vera’s threshold before dawn and soon enough, the easily irritated Vera is washing out his underwear and lending him money for trips to the climbing-wall gym.
The sharing of close quarters brings out the best in Leo and Vera, without thoroughly erasing what renders them imperfect and what would make either of them tough to live with. The sweet speech Leo practices for Vera at the end of the play reveals that he may be ready to abandon the cocoon in which he’s traveled all those miles, just as Vera experiences a meaningful cracking of her own shell.
The Phoenix Theatre is located at 749 N. Park Ave. Show times are Thursdays 7 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18-$28. For tickets, call 635-7529 or visit phoenixtheatre.org to order tickets online.
