Four sharp-tongued academics, one precocious adolescent. Three middle-of-the-night seductions.

Against the backdrop of Israeli/Palestinian politics on university campuses, four characters come together to flaunt their activism and advance their ambitions.

It is evening in the posh New Haven home of married professors Darryl and Scooter Lewis. Everyone wants something from visiting academic superstar GW: Darryl wants his body; Scooter wants a fellowship at his institute; and Israeli peace activist Shlomtzion wants both. Seventeen-year-old Gwen Lewis wants her identity.

Over the course of a tumultuous evening, this group of academics and idealists flaunt their politics, expose their sense of self, and confront their deepest passions. When morning arrives the covers come off the intricate web of lies and affairs and a battle of words ensues in which secrets are revealed, politics are debated and maximum pain inflicted.

A new work by noted Israeli academic Doron Ben-Atar, this sharply-written play holds a darkly-comic mirror to the posturing, competition and anti-Israel politics swirling around elite college campuses. "The Middle East is, unfortunately, always a timely event, no less so in 2009," said Director Michael Bahar. "This show is about co-existence, not only with others whose views may differ, but with the many elements in our own person."