Lean-To

The Lowdown

Three strangers. One tiny wooden shelter. Zero personal space. Lean-To pitches its tent at 59E59 Theaters this September - a very funny, quietly big-hearted play about the weird intimacy of being stuck in the woods with people you just met.

Here is the setup: an alarmingly over-prepared hiker and a couple who forgot roughly everything are forced to share a rustic lean-to for the weekend. They bond over granola, shared supplies, a mutual need to escape the city, and - obviously - Britney Spears. For one night around the campfire, total strangers get that rare thing: an actual, honest human connection. And then something else starts to spark, and it is not the kindling.

It is the kind of small-cast, big-feelings comedy that Off-Broadway does better than anywhere, and 59E59 is a cozy, easy-to-love room right in Midtown East. If your idea of camping is a hotel with a nice view, this is the safest possible way to experience the great outdoors - no bug spray required. Dates, tickets, and subway directions are below. Pack light.