Storm Clouds for Lonely Hearts

SHORT – Jenna just wants to feel comfortable in her own skin. Claire yearns for someone she can really connect and make a life with. As a bank of storm clouds gathers overhead, they both might just find what they're looking for in each other. After all, life is a storm and sometimes you have to learn to dance in the rain.
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Storm Clouds for Lonely Hearts

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  • Cheryl Bear:
    11 Jul. 2020
    An intimate and powerful connection is painted with an wonderfully delicate touch. Well done.
  • Gemma Cooper-Novack:
    18 Jan. 2019
    The compellingly disjointed, cinematic structure of this play will leave you thinking and wondering for hours that far exceed the brevity of the play itself. Hernandez has found something deeply powerful at the heart of the play's alternative realities.
  • Asher Wyndham:
    2 Jan. 2019
    What is remarkable about this writing is the world-building on a language of body and desire, sensuality and skin and breath between two girls. With evocative imagery as singular as anything by Erik Ehn (stage directions last a page long), and dialog that feels so spot-on even when it's awkward, this playwright shows a relationship in reverse -- and creates an unexpected spectacle of pure sexy joy! This is a dream come true for lighting, media and sound designers!

Character Information

  • Jenna
    Early 20s,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    A vegetarian. Uncomfortable in her own skin. Longing for a sense of stability.
  • Claire
    Mid-to-Late 20s,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    Bisexual but leans toward women. Compassionate and kind. Looking for someone to connect with.

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Order of Furman Theatre
    ,
    2021
  • Reading
    ,
    The Cultivators
    ,
    2019
  • Reading
    ,
    National Theater Institute
    ,
    2017
  • Workshop
    ,
    Clemson University Performing Arts
    ,
    2017

Awards

Selection
,
Merrythoughts Play Festival
,
Wishbone Theatre Collective
,
2017