Vivian Lermond has an incredible talent for making her characters’ way of speaking fit perfectly with their personalities and experiences. In just a couple of pages, we know who Andy is by how he speaks, and yet we don’t know the specifics of where his story is going. That kind of delineation between concrete characterization and a surprising plot twist shows some expert writing skills that make this monologue truly wonderful!

There's a tonality in art that heightens life. It sharpens things, making the wit and banter more vivid than the everyday utterances of regular people. Lermond gives her raconteur the best of both states of being, providing a lovely twist/shift for the performer and the audience. It's resoundingly affirming. Remove the artifice and you discover there's nothing quite like the real thing.

This wonderful 2 hander caught me by surprise, the two strangers meeting at the bar, instantly hitting it off, then the clever twist in such a short piece! Oh how I love a twist! Favourite line: "her eyebrows talked by themselves" ha!