How We Began

by Cam Eickmeyer

(20 Minutes)
A young couple react in real time to edits and rewrites of the script their future descendants are writing about their engagement

Selection Broken Arts Media Loved Ones Season 3 - 2026
Cast Iron Theatre Short Play Night Brighton UK - 2025

(20 Minutes)
A young couple react in real time to edits and rewrites of the script their future descendants are writing about their engagement

Selection Broken Arts Media Loved Ones Season 3 - 2026
Cast Iron Theatre Short Play Night Brighton UK - 2025

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How We Began

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  • Jonny Bolduc: How We Began by Cam Eickmeyer
    “

    A charming sci-fi romance! Highly recommend. Great work.

    A charming sci-fi romance! Highly recommend. Great work.

    ”
  • Steven G. Martin: How We Began by Cam Eickmeyer
    “

    Pure charm and romance with a dash of intergenerational sci-fi. This play is a lovely paean to the sweet uncertainty of memory and of opposites attracting.

    Pure charm and romance with a dash of intergenerational sci-fi. This play is a lovely paean to the sweet uncertainty of memory and of opposites attracting.

    ”
  • Arthur M Jolly: How We Began by Cam Eickmeyer
    “

    Absolutely adorable. This short play is clever, original, and would be a sure-fire crowd pleaser, especially if you are looking for something for a Valentine themed show. The characters are well-drawn, and the language beautiful. And who doesn't love an ending kiss with a little leg raise?

    Absolutely adorable. This short play is clever, original, and would be a sure-fire crowd pleaser, especially if you are looking for something for a Valentine themed show. The characters are well-drawn, and the language beautiful. And who doesn't love an ending kiss with a little leg raise?

    ”
JEANNE: 20s female. A Boston artist who could beat you in Scrabble blindfolded. She's confident and has big plans for her life.

RICHARD: 20s male. Smart, affable and persistent. His plans for life include Jeanne, he's sure of it. As sure as he is that he looks good in a Fedora that's one size too small for his head.

SIV: Female, any age. She travels across time to deliver script rewrites from the future

Production History

  • Community Theater, Cast Iron Theatre Brighton, 2025