The Most Beautiful Lullaby You've Ever Heard

by Greg Romero

FULL-LENGTH: The Man and The Woman stand at the edge of the water. They take a blank piece of paper from their pocket. They imagine all of the things it could possibly be. They meet at a bar for the first time over and over and all at the same time. They fold the paper into a sailboat. They sit in their apartments and press their faces against the glass. They place the sailboat on the water and give it a...

FULL-LENGTH: The Man and The Woman stand at the edge of the water. They take a blank piece of paper from their pocket. They imagine all of the things it could possibly be. They meet at a bar for the first time over and over and all at the same time. They fold the paper into a sailboat. They sit in their apartments and press their faces against the glass. They place the sailboat on the water and give it a gentle push. They journey through their broken pasts, broken futures, and broken skin, revealing everything to find the beautiful place together inside of the knives.

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  • Lainie Vansant: The Most Beautiful Lullaby You've Ever Heard

    A poetic, layered piece of theatre. The Most Beautiful Lullaby You've Ever Heard is perfect for an intimate space with an engaged audience. As a reader, I was very engaged in figuring out how the characters developed over time, and what that meant for the story and the message Romero is getting across.

    A poetic, layered piece of theatre. The Most Beautiful Lullaby You've Ever Heard is perfect for an intimate space with an engaged audience. As a reader, I was very engaged in figuring out how the characters developed over time, and what that meant for the story and the message Romero is getting across.

  • Michael Weems: The Most Beautiful Lullaby You've Ever Heard

    Romero has crafted this intimate, painful read incredibly well. There's a visceral moment where the reader/audience picks up on cleverly structured non-linear nature and variations/continuations on several scenes and it allows us to not only link these scenes together, but explore the past and how it defines each character. One of the most polished uses of a narrator I can think of in recent times.

    Romero has crafted this intimate, painful read incredibly well. There's a visceral moment where the reader/audience picks up on cleverly structured non-linear nature and variations/continuations on several scenes and it allows us to not only link these scenes together, but explore the past and how it defines each character. One of the most polished uses of a narrator I can think of in recent times.

  • Ethan Warren: The Most Beautiful Lullaby You've Ever Heard

    I had the chance to see a reading of one of Greg's plays recently, and looked him up here because I couldn't get enough. This piece is beautiful, surprising, eerie, funny, upsetting, and uplifting, and reading it reminded me of the power of language, of silence, and of words arranged on a page. Like the best art, it left me jealous and inspired. Greg Romero is one to watch.

    I had the chance to see a reading of one of Greg's plays recently, and looked him up here because I couldn't get enough. This piece is beautiful, surprising, eerie, funny, upsetting, and uplifting, and reading it reminded me of the power of language, of silence, and of words arranged on a page. Like the best art, it left me jealous and inspired. Greg Romero is one to watch.

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Character Information

  • The Narrator
    Distant but connected. Visualizations become words become actions.
  • The Man
    Electrical current. Zero-to-Sixty in nothing flat. Totally sincere.
  • The Woman
    A volcano. Razor sharp. Radiant. Totally sincere.

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Drexel University (Philadelphia PA), Year 2015
  • Type Reading, Organization Boomerang Theater Company (New York NY), Year 2006
  • Type Workshop, Organization Kitchen Dog Theater (Dallas TX), Year 2006
  • Type Workshop, Organization City Attic Theater (New York NY), Year 2006
  • Type Reading, Organization New Dramatists (New York NY), Year 2006
  • Type Workshop, Organization University of Texas-Austin, Year 2005

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Audacity Theatre Lab (Dallas TX), Year 2008
  • Type Professional, Organization City Attic Theater (New York NY), Year 2007
  • Type Professional, Organization Specific Gravity Ensemble (Louisville KY), Year 2007

Awards

  • City Attic Theatre Playwriting Competition
    Winner
    2006
  • Princess Grace Award
    Semi-Finalist
    2007