Nicole Pandolfo’s paean to the perils of sex and booze takes her from suburban Jersey basements to Manhattan barrooms, and from morning-after despair to chemically induced ecstasy on a funny, poign ant, empowering journey of self-discovery.

Produced by Hard Sparks (Eightythree Down) and directed by Jonathan Warman (Now The Cats With Jeweled Claws), Love In The Time Of Chlamydia boldly goes there: awkward adolescence, flying bodily fluids, underage drinking – way underage. Aided by projections (and beer), this wickedly funny one-woman bender takes on frat boys, revenge fucking, venereal disease and Valentine’s Day with the comic insight of someone who knows…better.

“One in the hot tub, we take the leftover vicodin Amber has from getting her wisdom teeth removed, wash it down with some Mad Dog 20/20, and pass a joint...”

HARD SPARKS champions the work of promising early- to mid-career actors and playwrights. We make art for a diverse audience of urban theatergoers who demand daring performances of dangerous plays. Hard Sparks is committed to producing challenging new works, to maintaining the dignity of theatre artists, and to partnering with local community-based organizations to improve people’s lives.