I read this play largely because it's friend and past director's favorite and I need some strong female roles to use for monologues. I loved this play. It's fascinating, kind of kinky, and mind-blowing. I was enthralled from the first page and just got more and more involved. It's one act, though it's still pretty long, and two actors are onstage the entire time. It's really quite fascinating. I wouldn't recommend it for pleasure reading unless you know you like to read plays. To be fair, I did purchase the acting edition, so there might be more fluff to make it more palatable to a layperson. I'm very happy with this play and I can't wait for a chance to pick it up again. ( )

Smart, sexy power play. Review to come. ( )

A play based (loosely) on an eighteenth century novel. The characters are presented as an actress and a director that are in audition for a play based on the novel Venus in Fur, and the resulting relationship that develops during the course of the audition begins to mimic the play-within-a-play. A slight twist at the end lends an interesting finish. ( )