ESTHER PEREL RUINED MY LIFE
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A WORKSHOP PRODUCTION
DECEMBER 6 - 15, 2025
ATWATER VILLAGE THEATRE
WRITTEN By Mathilde Dratwa
Directed by Jeremy B. Cohen
Esther Perel Ruined My Life is a biting, tender, and tragically modern play that strips away the glossy veneer of marriage, monogamy, and motherhood.
When Andrea and Aaron decide to open their marriage—nudged by the provocative gospel of celebrity sex and intimacy expert Esther Perel—they hope to reignite desire. But what begins as an erotic experiment quickly spirals into a deeper and messier unraveling. Andrea, alienated from her own body after childbirth, and Aaron, chasing pleasure beyond their shared bed, find themselves reckoning with the widening gap between being loved and being desired. Enter Ty: charming, uninhibited, 27 years old. His arrival explodes the illusion of control, forcing the couple to confront trust, autonomy, and the stories we tell ourselves to feel whole.
Fierce, funny, and sex-soaked, this dramedy dives into the complications of growing up, aging out, and turning on—in more ways than one. A sharp and tender look at what happens after "happily ever after."
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