The Company Theatre
presents
by David Ives
Directed by Carl Del Buono
September 26 - October 12, 2025
A sexy game of cat and mouse? A perilous battle of wills? Just another day in the theatre. What should have been a simple audition turns into a dangerous power struggle as a director and an actress spar over an adaptation of a classic novel. Thomas is looking for the perfect star for his new play. But when Vanda Jordan shows up, everything Thomas thought he knew about art, sex, love, and literature gets flipped on its head. Hilarious, passionate, and thought-provoking, VENUS IN FUR will leave you begging for more.
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Starring Kit Prelewitz and Matthew Walls. (Content advisory: Not suitable for children. Adult situations and language. Discussion and brief depiction of physical violence, with realistic-looking weapons appearing on stage.)
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Vibe Check: Black leather, black comedy. BYO Dog collar.
Kit Prelewitz (Vanda) is absolutely thrilled to be in her fourth production at The Company Theatre! Recent past shows include GREAT EXPECTATIONS as Estella Havisham and THE SUMMERLAND as Leah Fox at The Company Theatre, CABARET as Rosie and LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES as Madame de Tourvel at Blackfriars Theatre, and THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER as Maggie at The Company Theatre. Kit thanks her loving family, friends, fellow thespians, and her fiancé Philip for their incredible support.
Matthew Walls (Thomas) feels warm and fuzzy in the company of The Company Theatre, as he takes on Thomas in VENUS IN FUR. This will be his second show in Rochester and his first with The Company Theatre. Earlier this year he played Vova in Out of Pocket’s production of DESCRIBE THE NIGHT. Matt is from Indiana originally where his credits include THE PILLOWMAN (Ariel); WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (Nick); TRUE WEST (Lee); and RIDE THE CYCLONE (Mischa Bachinski).
Jill Rittinger (She/Her, Intimacy Director)'s intimacy direction credits include RENT, CABARET and DOT at Blackfriars Theatre, PROOF at SUNY Brockport, THY NAME IS WOMAN and CONCORD FLORAL at RIT/NTID Performing Arts, LITTLE ROCK at SUNY Geneseo, TARTUFFE, ONLY THE DEAD and SPRING AWAKENING with The Company Theatre, BORN YESTERDAY and THE FERRYMAN with RCP, DESCRIBE THE NIGHT and THE MOORS with Out of Pocket Productions, DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE with hummingbird theatre co., and RAGTIME with JCC Centerstage. Favorite acting roles include Lady M (MACBETH) Arkadina (THE SEAGULL), and Catherine (PROOF). She is a certified Consent-Forward Artist with IDC and a Level II Reiki Healer. As a standardized patient at URMC, she enjoys the opportunity to blend acting, education, and consent.