Out Front on Main, Inc. presents Tracy Letts’ BUG, directed for the stage by George W. Manus Jr., at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays, Oct. 13-31 with an additional show on Halloween night followed by a costume ball.

In BUG, an unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room.

The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation. This show contains drug use and strong language.

BUG opens with Agnes and her friend, RC, drinking and doing drugs, and ends with Peter, a complete stranger, invited to spend the night on the floor of her room.  

From here the dysfunction and violence continue their downward spiral: Agnes’ abusive ex-husband, Jerry, apparently the prank caller shows up and beats her before leaving again; Peter tells Agnes of his military past and his conspiracy theory, a story which hints of paranoia and insanity; all while the motel room and its occupants increasingly become infested with bugs only the two of them can see.  

In the second half of the play, Agnes’ ex returns to a hotel room now hung with flypaper and littered with insect repellents.  

The extremes the dysfunction in Agnes’ life has reached is apparent when Jerry’s bullying fails to make the impact that it did in the beginning of the play: Peter ignores him, and Agnes throws him out.  

Where Jerry fails to manipulate Agnes, Peter succeeds, as his violent seizures and circular logic recall her focus whenever she is tempted to stray from his path of paranoia.  

Just as the seduced, then shocked, the degeneration of the characters creates a compelling web that ensnares the audience as dysfunction turns, suddenly and explosively, to insanity.

For reservations and information, contact Out Front on Main at 615-516-6279 or visit www.outfrontonmain.com.

Out Front on Main, Inc. is located at 1511 E. Main Street in historic downtown Murfreesboro. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students and seniors.