Theatre Pro Rata opens a world premiere this weekend in a very unusual setting. The company presents Lindsay Harris Friel's "Traveling Light" at the Layman's Cemetery in South Minneapolis.

Friel's play explores a fictional meeting between two legends of the 1960s haunted by their sexuality — ­ Beatles manager Brian Epstein and playwright Joe Orton. The pair meet while breaking into a London cemetery. There, away from prying eyes, the two are able to open up about being gay and how they deal with it in an intolerant society.

The play features David Beukema as Epstein, Wade A. Vaughn as Orton and Rachel Finch and Shannon Troy Jones as a pair of London police officers.

Natalie Novacek directs the show.

"Traveling Light" runs Fridays and Saturdays, July 9 through 24, and Wednesday, July 28, at Layman's Cemetery, 2945 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis. All shows are at 8 p.m. Tickets are $14 through $41 on a sliding scale. They can be purchased by calling 612-874-9321 or emailing info [at] theatreprorata.org. No seating is provided at the venue, so it is recommended that patrons bring blankets or chairs of their own. For more information, visit online.