After acclaimed Chicago run, MISSED CONNECTIONS to stream next month as part of 59e59's Plays in Place Series

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Following its recent critically acclaimed Chicago premiere presentation, Missed Connections will receive its virtual Off-Broadway transfer from 1-20 May, as part of 59e59's Plays in Place Series.

Co-written by Jon Tai and Alex Gruhin, the live, interactive play with magic has been conceived for an intimate virtual experience. It is performed by Tai, and directed and produced by Gruhin.

Missed Connections is a magician’s cosmic love story inspired by the work of Haruki Murakami, Marshall McLuhan and Derek DelGaudio. The play, which explores the fleeting, unspoken bonds that can emerge between total strangers, takes 20 audience members on a search for the invisible thread that connects them all.

Tai said: “In Missed Connections, I ask audience members to join me to explore the complexities of fate and discover the universe’s most beautiful magic trick of all. After our Chicago run, I look forward to forging more connections with audiences in New York City, across the country and around the world.”

Gruhin added: “Missed Connections is a love letter to the future of the performing arts. The play’s producing model mimics its content, the likes of which have not been seen before. We are thrilled to partner with Off-Broadway’s 59e59, Chicago’s A Red Orchid Theatre, Kansas City’s Oddly Correct Coffee and the inimitable Wesley Stace and his Cabinet of Wonders to continue its pioneering mission across the universe.”

Tickets for the virtual production are now available here.