Playing this fall
Psychopathia Sexualis
A saucy title for a tender comedy.
From the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright of Doubt and Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Moonstruck.
Host this play
The play
How far would you go for friendship? For love? For therapy?
Psychopathia Sexualis is a sharp, warm comedy about New York relationships that gets stranger, and funnier, the closer you sit. Two couples and one potentially evil therapist match wits to understand the nature of friendship and marriage. At its heart, the play is about the secrets we keep and the strange things we do in the name of love. It's full of the kind of trouble that's especially fun from just a few feet away.
“Boy, it's hard to know anybody.”
The cast
Meet the company.
A.J. Ditty
as Howard
A.J. Ditty is an actor/playwright/slash-mark enthusiast currently living in Brooklyn. NYC: Puffs (New World Stages/The Elektra/The PIT), Paddington Gets in a Jam! (DR2), Witches?! In Salem!?! (Here Arts), Gas (Theatre Row), The Mysteries (The Flea Theater), Kapow-i GoGo!!!, B.B.'s Inferno (The PIT). Regional: The Farnsworth Invention (La Jolla Playhouse), Accidental Death of an Anarchist, The Foreigner, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Noises Off!, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, and The 39 Steps (The Winnipesaukee Playhouse). A.J. is a cohost of The Worst of All Possible Worlds, a podcast that performs weekly case studies in the pop culture of a dying empire. Go to ajditty.com for all your ajditty.com needs!
Tara Pacheco
as Ellie · Co-Director
Born and raised in New York City, Tara Pacheco has developed new plays at The Public Theater, Signature Theatre, and Milwaukee Rep. Her theater credits include 43 Stages of Grieving (The Tank), Thomas and Sally (Marin Theatre Company), and The Mysteries (The Flea). Onscreen, she's best known for playing Versace on three seasons of First Wives Club (Paramount+). Other screen credits include A Thousand and One, Unidentified Objects, Fourth of July, and Two Sentence Horror Stories. Tara studied theater performance at Columbia University and the British American Drama Academy. tnpacheco.com
Ben-David Carlson
as Arthur
Ben-David Carlson is an Actor, Writer, and new Dad! Originally from California, Ben graduated from Circle in the Square Theatre School in 2015, and has been acting in New York City ever since. He is delighted to join Present Company for this production and would like to thank his wife, and his daughter for inspiring him to be joyfully ridiculous whenever possible.
Louis Butelli
as Dr. Block
Sometimes people let Louis be in plays. In NYC, this has included immersive extravaganzas like Sleep No More and Death of Rasputin, and venues like Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and New Victory Theater. Elsewhere in the world this has included Folger Theater, Alabama Shakespeare Fest, South Coast Rep, La Scala Opera House, and Hotel Wonderland in the Netherlands. Less frequently, they let him be on TV in shows like the Law & Orders: Mothership and Criminal Intent, The Blacklist, The Knick, and All My Children. For Tony. louisbutelli.substack.com
Lida Maria Benson
as Lucille
Lida Maria Benson is a bilingual Ukrainian-American actor and folk dancer. She originated the role of Bailey Gallagher in the world premiere of Kimberly Belflower’s smash hit play John Proctor is the Villain at Studio Theatre (Helen Hayes Awards: Outstanding Ensemble in a Play, Outstanding Play). Some favorite credits include The Assembly (Porte Parole; Montréal, CAN), Tribes (Vermont Stage Company), Seminar (Middlebury Actors Workshop), and Boy (Keegan Theatre). As a Ukrainian folk dancer, she has choreographed and toured both nationally and internationally. Born and raised in Washington, DC, she is an alumna of the University of Vermont. Upcoming: Baby Shower Katie (world premiere, Round House Theatre). www.lidabenson.com