Any Port in a Storm

[20 minutes, romantic comedy, 1F 1M] It all starts like an uninspired pay-per-view porno, when the agoraphobic Paige boldly propositions the cute handyman repairing her window. It ends a little differently.

[20 minutes, romantic comedy, 1F 1M] It all starts like an uninspired pay-per-view porno, when the agoraphobic Paige boldly propositions the cute handyman repairing her window. It ends a little differently.

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Any Port in a Storm

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Any Port in a Storm

    Adorable, tender, edgy pathetic phallacy...whoops, fallacy at play! Great fun as always from playwright Aly Kantor.

    Adorable, tender, edgy pathetic phallacy...whoops, fallacy at play! Great fun as always from playwright Aly Kantor.

  • John Busser: Any Port in a Storm

    12.01.24 - The best love stories contain a high element of risk. And not of storms or high speed, but real risk. The kind where hearts and souls get broken. Aly Kantor gives us a story of two such risk-takers, one, an agoraphobe out for a safe thrill that backfires when the other, hurt from his own lost race with a relationship, accepts her offer. We watch these two go back and forth, playing a game of chicken as a storm brews outside. Will lightning strike inside or out? Read it and see.

    12.01.24 - The best love stories contain a high element of risk. And not of storms or high speed, but real risk. The kind where hearts and souls get broken. Aly Kantor gives us a story of two such risk-takers, one, an agoraphobe out for a safe thrill that backfires when the other, hurt from his own lost race with a relationship, accepts her offer. We watch these two go back and forth, playing a game of chicken as a storm brews outside. Will lightning strike inside or out? Read it and see.

  • Brent Alles: Any Port in a Storm

    This was just terrific. A "meet cute" before a catastrophic storm? Sure, why not? Eating "phallic snacks" to begin the bonding? Of course! I absolutely loved the back and forth between the characters here. The piece is tremendously funny, of course, but there's depth here as well. And, believe it or not, honest-to-god romance! Aly's one of the few writers to make me imagine having a romantic interlude with hurricane-force winds closing in and be absolutely thrilled with the prospect. Would love to see this on stage at some point!

    This was just terrific. A "meet cute" before a catastrophic storm? Sure, why not? Eating "phallic snacks" to begin the bonding? Of course! I absolutely loved the back and forth between the characters here. The piece is tremendously funny, of course, but there's depth here as well. And, believe it or not, honest-to-god romance! Aly's one of the few writers to make me imagine having a romantic interlude with hurricane-force winds closing in and be absolutely thrilled with the prospect. Would love to see this on stage at some point!

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Character Information

  • PAIGE
    An occasionally uptight agoraphobe
    Character Age
    20s - 30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • HECTOR
    An easy-going handyman and adrenaline junkie
    Character Age
    20s - 30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male

Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Organization Long Beach Short Play Festival, Year 2024
  • Type Professional, Organization Eclectic Full Contact Theatre , Year 2023
  • Type Professional, Organization New Ambassadors Theatre Co, Year 2023