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Although completely wrong for the sophisticated part, Badih decides to give her a chance and the audition quickly escalates into a seductive power play. As the two work through the script, they blur the line between play and reality, entering into an increasingly serious game of submission and domination that only one of them can win.<\/p>\n<p>  Starring: Rita Hayek and Badih Abou-Chacra<br \/>  Written by David Ives<br \/>  Adapted by Lina Khoury &#038; Gabriel Yammine<br \/>  Directed by Jacques Maroun<br \/>  Set Design: Talar Mesrobian<br \/>  Lighting: Hagop Derghougassian<br \/>  Costumes: Hass Idriss (Taylor made)<\/p>\n<p>  <b>For more information<\/b><br \/>  01.999.666<\/p>\n<p>  <i>Tickets on sale a any Ticketing Box-Office branches.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 48 sold out performances at Monnot Theater and due to popular demand, the play, &#8220;Venus&#8221; continues its run at Babel Theater in Hamra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":354008,"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-40682","directory","type-directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-performances"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Venus&#039; 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