The new work by the author of The Outgoing Tide, an earlier hit for Northlight, is billed this way: "On a quiet night at Lou's bar, two kindred spirits seek solace as they navigate changing times and relationships past. [It's] an intimate exploration of friendship, forgiveness, and the longing for companionship that grows with the passage of time."

Jones said in a statement, "Bruce's work cuts very close to the marrow of human experience with humor and heartache. Stella & Lou…[is] a refreshingly hopeful piece about companionship."

Performances under the direction of Jones will play May 30-June 9, 2013. Opening night is May 10, 2013.

Read more about Northlight's earlier world premiere of The Outgoing Tide. 

The recently announced 2012-13 season includes Woody Sez – The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie, devised by David M. Lutken with Nick Corley, directed by Corley, Sept. 14-Oct. 21; Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, starring George Wendt as Oscar and Tim Kazurinsky as Felix, Nov. 2-Dec. 9; Matthew Lopez's Civil War drama The Whipping Man, Jan. 18-Feb. 24, 2013; Stones in His Pockets, Marie Jones' two-actor show about Irish people with Hollywood stars in their eyes, in association with the Utah Shakespeare Festival, March 8-April 14, 2013. For more information, visit northlight.org.