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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville Department of Theatre Arts will perform “The Flu Season,” a dark comedy and love story by Will Eno set in a psychiatric retreat center where the lunatic doctor and nurse make their two patients seem normal.

The play will be performed Nov. 16-19 at 8 p.m. nightly plus 3 p.m. matinees Nov. 19 and 20. All performances are at the Thrust Theatre, 2314 S. Floyd St.

Directed by Jim Tompkins, associate professor of theatre arts, the 2004 Oppenheimer Award winning play is an unpredictable, part tragedy, part laugh-out-loud comedy.

The play follows two love stories from beginning to end. Throughout the play, the audience gets a self-reflective commentary delivered by the characters of “Prologue” and “Epilogue,” who watch the action from the outside.

“Not so much a play-within-a-play as a play-about-the-state-of-being-a-play, ‘The Flu Season’ will bring lots of surprises to the audience as it is rewritten while they watch,” Tompkins said.

One of the surprises will be the appearance of a well-known local TV news anchor in the production.

Show tickets are $12 for the general public, $10 for UofL faculty and staff, and $8 for students and senior citizens. For tickets and information, call 502-852-6814 or visit http://louisville.edu/theatrearts/.