BE KIND, REWIND

by Brent Alles

Set inside a fading video store, "Be Kind, Rewind" follows two people whose relationship becomes inseparable from the place where it begins. On the shop’s final day, an unexpected reunion triggers a series of rewinds through pivotal moments in their shared history, from first shifts and inside jokes to long nights spent surrounded by flickering screens and unwatched dreams. As the world shifts from tapes to...

Set inside a fading video store, "Be Kind, Rewind" follows two people whose relationship becomes inseparable from the place where it begins. On the shop’s final day, an unexpected reunion triggers a series of rewinds through pivotal moments in their shared history, from first shifts and inside jokes to long nights spent surrounded by flickering screens and unwatched dreams. As the world shifts from tapes to streaming, the store transforms from workplace to sanctuary, and the line between past and present begins to blur. A love story about timing, endurance, and what it means to hold onto something long after its moment has passed.

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  • Anastasia Wild: BE KIND, REWIND by Brent Alles
    “

    Charming, bitter-sweet, and fast-moving, this visit to the video store pulls at the heart strings while making you smile along with the ongoing favorite references. Well-played fun with the fast-forward/rewind of time, it let's us relive the days of the video story and the relationship of Hannah and Noah. With a hint of melancholy and satire, Alles gives us beautiful lines as we walk through the memory aisles pulled to life in "Be Kind, Rewind".

    Charming, bitter-sweet, and fast-moving, this visit to the video store pulls at the heart strings while making you smile along with the ongoing favorite references. Well-played fun with the fast-forward/rewind of time, it let's us relive the days of the video story and the relationship of Hannah and Noah. With a hint of melancholy and satire, Alles gives us beautiful lines as we walk through the memory aisles pulled to life in "Be Kind, Rewind".

    ”
  • Morey Norkin: BE KIND, REWIND by Brent Alles
    “

    A delightful trip down memory lane for anyone old enough to remember renting VHS tapes from their local video store. With mentions of Denny’s and IHOP, a certain period of my life is covered. Brent Alles uses a clever device of rewinding and fast forwarding to share the history between Noah and Hannah, both cinema nerds working through the peak and demise of the Blockbuster empire who seem to be destined to be together. A charming romantic comedy just waiting to be fast forwarded to the stage.

    A delightful trip down memory lane for anyone old enough to remember renting VHS tapes from their local video store. With mentions of Denny’s and IHOP, a certain period of my life is covered. Brent Alles uses a clever device of rewinding and fast forwarding to share the history between Noah and Hannah, both cinema nerds working through the peak and demise of the Blockbuster empire who seem to be destined to be together. A charming romantic comedy just waiting to be fast forwarded to the stage.

    ”

Character Information

  • NOAH
    30s (but we see him from his late teens/early 20s to his 30s)
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • HANNAH
    30s (but we see her from her late teens/early 20s to 30s)
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman