Mona(MaëllePoésy)hasrecentlyarrivedinNewYorkfromFranceinordertomounthernewestplay—anautobiographicalpiecethatdepictshertumultuous,on-again,off-againaffairwithamarriedphotographer,Nick(LinasPhillips).MonacastsChris(KeithPoulson)asNickandThérèse(EstherGarrel)toplaythefictionalversionofherself.Asrehearsalsbegin,alovequadrangleemerges:MonafallsforChris,ChrisbecomesinfatuatedwithMona,andThérèsedevelopsdeepfeelingsforChris.Thistangledroundelayunfoldsinfivechapters,coveringthesameeventsfromeachofthefourcharacter’sperspectivesandculminatinginafraughtproductionoftheplayitselfeee