Stop Kiss, a play about unexpected urban love, will come to the stage from May 2 to 5, 8 p.m. and May 6, 2 p.m., Studio Theatre. $10. $8, seniors. $5 Whittier College students. (562) 907-4203 or www.ShannonCenter.org.

 Originally an Off-Broadway play, Stop Kiss focuses on two professional New York City women who meet and develop an attraction for one another.  Callie is a helicopter traffic reporter and Sara is a third grade teacher. Together they both discover and uncover feelings unknown feelings for women. What begins as seemingly innocent self-discovery eventually turns violent when the two women are physically attacked and beaten after kissing on a park bench.

 Stop Kiss is written by New York City-based playwright Diana Son. The play debuted in New York City in 1999 to critical acclaim. Stop Kiss earned the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Award for Outstanding New York Production.

 This production features an all student cast.