Smoke by Kim Davies

Theatre Exile presents the Philadelphia premiere of erotic thriller Smoke, from February 18-March 13, 2016 (various times) at Studio X (1340 S. 13th Street). John and Julie meet at a kink party in New York City. She’s an aspiring college dropout and he a jaded wannabe artist—they instantly connect. With desires exposed, knives out and sex an open-ended question, a playful game of cat and mouse heats up and becomes a dangerous struggle for power that pushes them further than they'd ever thought they'd go. Written by Kim Davies, directed by Deborah Block and starring Matteo Scammell and Merci Lyons-Cox. Tickets are $10-40 at www.theatreexile.org or call (215) 218-4022.