I’M YOUR VENUS is based on David Ives’ witty stage adaptation of the

(in)famous erotic classic Venus in Fur, written by Leopold Von Sacher

Masoch. A desperate actress and a skeptical playwright turn a stormy,

late-evening stage audition into a play within a play within a play – a cat

and mouse game of sexual power, with some unexpected divine

intervention.

The play is set in two time and geographical zones – contemporary New

York and 18 th century Germany. It explores the complexity and layers of a

different kind of love, of desire and relationship. It’s witty dialogues and

underlying philosophy make it especially relevant in today’s times. The

play was performed on Broadway and later made into a film by Roman

Polanski.

Performed by Nisa Shetty and Rakesh Palisetty