Katherine and William are in lust – with other people. But they are also married – to each other. Can they follow their erotic impulses without violating their vows? And in the online era, does betrayal begin with mere pixels on a screen, or only once flesh touches flesh? Instead of suppressing their desires, or acting on them surreptitiously, Katherine and William make the perilous decision to open their marriage. Sex with others is okay, they agree, as long as it is just sex. But as they grapple with how to keep love intact amid extracurricular escapades, they confront frequent and often comical reminders that “just sex” can be hard to find. What starts as a simple exercise in physical release becomes a complex challenge to the couple’s notions of normalcy, love, and marital fidelity.

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Brandt Johnson, Playwright, Actor
Just Sex is Brandt’s second play to be produced. He performed his first play, a solo show called Give and Go: Learning from Losing to the Harlem Globetrotters, at FringeNYC 2007 and again at New York's Metropolitan Playhouse in 2010. His acting debut came as a munchkin in The Wizard of Oz (at six years old, he was the tallest munchkin on stage). He later worked as an investment banker, played professional basketball in Europe, and played on tour against the Harlem Globetrotters.

Other acting credits include the Off-Broadway production of The Pitchfork Disney (Blue Light Theater Co.); Walt Disney’s workshop of Hoopz, directed by Savion Glover and Kenny Leon; and the workshop of Joe Fearless with Matthew Broderick and Rosie Perez. Brandt is a Williams College graduate and has an MBA from New York University.
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Alex Kilgore, Director
As Founding Artistic Director of the Off-Broadway company the stageFARM, Alex conceived, commissioned and directed 2008’s SPIN series (Gina Gionfriddo, Elizabeth Meriwether, Adam Rapp, Mark Schultz, and Judith Thompson), as well as 2007’s VENGEANCE series (Neena Beber, Ron Fitzgerald, Gina Gionfriddo, Julian Sheppard, and Francine Volpe). Alex also directed the world premiere of David Folwell’s Drug Buddy for the stageFARM at Cherry Lane and produced Off-Broadway premieres of Elizabeth Meriwether’s Oliver Parker!, Mark Schultz’s The Gingerbread House (Drama League Award - Bobby Cannavale), and Gina Gionfriddo’s U.S. Drag.

Off-Broadway acting credits include the U.S. premieres of David Folwell’s Boise (Rattlestick - 2004 Outer Critics Circle Nomination), Philip Ridley's The Pitchfork Disney (Blue Light Theater Co.), Refuge by Jessica Goldberg, and Lost Highway (as Hank Williams). Film credits include Fever (1999 Directors’ Fortnight Cannes), If I Didn’t Care, High Showzen, High Maintenance, Cowboy Jesus, etc. TV credits include “Wonder Showzen,” “The City,” and “Swift Justice.”

In 2009, Alex was hired to adapt the classic B noir film House on Telegraph Hill for Bill Bannerman (Twighlight) to direct. This script, Unveiled, is in preproduction, and his original screenplay Texasstyle starring Henry Thomas, Bill Sage, Didi O’Connell, and Luke Wilson is set up for him to direct with Sweet 180/Lillian LaSalle producing. Alex is the President of The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, and plays in the band CLAW.