Impossible Theories Of Us by John Mabey

FULL LENGTH PLAY: Two people unite against a crisis and divide on how to break through, revealing that sometimes fantasy is the perfect reality for impossible futures.

Gina, a transgender woman, and Keith, a cisgender man, navigate the joys and complexities of life over the course of their relationship. As emerging technologies offer a chance to connect with those who’ve passed away, both must...
FULL LENGTH PLAY: Two people unite against a crisis and divide on how to break through, revealing that sometimes fantasy is the perfect reality for impossible futures.

Gina, a transgender woman, and Keith, a cisgender man, navigate the joys and complexities of life over the course of their relationship. As emerging technologies offer a chance to connect with those who’ve passed away, both must decide what being alive actually means.

Impossible Theories Of Us is a play full of complicated hope, unfolding spirituality, and the dynamic ways one couple navigates mortality. Exploring both the possibilities and responsibilities of artificial intelligence, it challenges our expectations of what truly makes us human.
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Impossible Theories Of Us

Recommended by

  • Philip Middleton Williams:
    26 Apr. 2024
    “ Because the mind cannot truly comprehend the idea of its own mortality, we create images, ideas, realms, worlds -- or afterworlds -- of what happens when one life ends. Does another begin? Can it be captured some way? And what happens to those we love and leave behind... do they still stay with us and us with them? John Mabey's play doesn't answer these profound questions, but the possibilities... oh, so many. The journeys of Gina and Keith are told in simple conversations that are deeply affecting and binding, and we become closer to the impossible theories and each other. ”
  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend:
    26 Apr. 2024
    “ Oh my gosh, this beautiful play! It's about love and loss and change and denial and acceptance and so much more, and it feels like poetry. I love the layers to the dialogue and how the play is simultaneously a small play about one singular relationship, and also a giant play about enormous topics like ethics in science, grief, and faith. Impossible Theories of Us deserves all the praise it has already gotten and more! ”
  • Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn:
    20 Apr. 2024
    “ Magic. A tiny miracle that grows and grows. That is the relationship we are allowed to bear witness to between Gina and Keith. This is a gift. Humans cling so hard to memory and each other, sometimes holding too tightly is how we lose what we had. But Gina clinging to Keith, both real and hologram, is actually evidence that they will always find each other again. Like energy seeking like energy. This is the most human science fiction you may ever experience. ”
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Character Information

  • Gina
    30s/40s,
    a trans woman
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s, 40s, 50s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Keith
    30s/40s,
    a cis man
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s, 40s, 50s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male

Development History

Awards

Official Selection, Stories Of Diversity
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Fulton Theatre
,
2023
Semifinalist
,
The Del Shores Foundation Writers Search
,
2023
Semifinalist
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Santa Monica Theatre Guild at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre
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2023