Someone Should Start

by Kelsey Puttrich

The play opens with a riotous act, setting the stage for a revealing journey through the tangled lives of a group of friends in New York City. At the fringes is Marv: awkward, earnest, and hopelessly smitten with the kind-hearted but elusive Karen. As the group navigates shifting dynamics of desire, identity, and belonging, Karen finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Marv, despite (or because of) his outsider...

The play opens with a riotous act, setting the stage for a revealing journey through the tangled lives of a group of friends in New York City. At the fringes is Marv: awkward, earnest, and hopelessly smitten with the kind-hearted but elusive Karen. As the group navigates shifting dynamics of desire, identity, and belonging, Karen finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Marv, despite (or because of) his outsider status.

Spanning years and emotional terrain, Someone Should Start explores the sex lives, love affairs, existential spirals, and performative instincts of those trying to find authenticity in a world that demands masks. Through absurdist humor and a refusal to stay in one emotional lane, the play digs into who we are when no one's watching—and who we become when everyone's looking. At once a raunchy comedy and a philosophical inquiry, this ensemble-driven piece is a kaleidoscopic portrait of intimacy, alienation, and the surreal drama of just trying to be a person.

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  • Michael C. O'Day: Someone Should Start by Kelsey Puttrich
    “

    There are things in this world that you can't begin to imagine until you experience them, and then, once you do, you can't imagine how you lived without them. "Surrealist rom com" as a theatrical genre is one of those things; fortunately Kelsey Puttrich is a master at this form who will make you a believer. SOMEONE SHOULD START is a delightful kaleidoscope of missed connections, misconstrued intentions, angst, awkward orgies, and ultraviolence. A blast.

    There are things in this world that you can't begin to imagine until you experience them, and then, once you do, you can't imagine how you lived without them. "Surrealist rom com" as a theatrical genre is one of those things; fortunately Kelsey Puttrich is a master at this form who will make you a believer. SOMEONE SHOULD START is a delightful kaleidoscope of missed connections, misconstrued intentions, angst, awkward orgies, and ultraviolence. A blast.

    ”