A politically charged and emotionally urgent new play by acclaimed Chilean playwright Guillermo Calderón. Damascus, Syria: 2014. Two couples meet for dinner to take their minds off the war raging around them. An unexpected profession of love, an untimely proposal and one kiss later, one of the foursome lies dead on the floor. What starts out as a Syrian melodrama quickly takes an unexpected turn. Intersecting the personal, political and theatrical, Kiss breaks open cultural barriers, challenging us to confront the limits of our own understanding and exposing the suffocating effect of an oppressive, omnipresent regime. Performances take place Fridays & Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., April 29 through June 18. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles 90025. For reservations and information, call (310) 477-2055 or go to www.OdysseyTheatre.com