Neil LaBute’s The Way We Get By starts Sunday March 31st at Urban Stages (259 West 30^th Street) and runs through Sunday April 14th. Francesca Ravera and André Vauthey star with direction by Kim T. Sharp. Lighting and sound design are by John Salutz. Set design is by Duane Pagano.

Attractive singles Doug and Beth meet at a drunken party and end up having sex at the apartment Beth shares with her control freak room mate. Unable to sleep, Doug wakes Beth in the middle of the night and the two share awkward conversation before she attempts to rekindle their intimacy. But when her advances are no longer reciprocated, Beth demands to know why. Her probing elicits a very surprising response from Doug. Fast-moving, sexy and surprisingly poignant, The Way We Get By is about lust, life and love.