"People disappear, the image in the cup disappears, you can’t ever fully put your weight on anything or anyone, atoms rearrange, nothing is constant... and the best you can hope for is to achieve a moment of perfection -- a perfect latte maybe... and then disappear."
All of life’s mysteries will be revealed in the Steamed Bean Coffee House, at the hands of barista extraordinaire Alex. She is the master of her mellowing parents, tensing roommates, imploding bosses, and desperate regulars. But what no one but Alex seems to get is that our jobs, our world itself – nothing is constant. And if it’s all moving at the speed of espresso steam, what is there to commit to? The trick is to just touch perfection… and move on.
Except… there is this boy… silver artist Christopher... who may, just may, be worth a “yes” instead of a “maybe”… but what would that do to the delicate ecosystem of the coffee shop?
Not to mention Alex’s quest for the holy grail of dark roast… The Perfect Latte…

“Wincingly funny, playwright Eric Coble pours a cup of youthful freedom in ‘A Girl’s Guide to Coffee’... It's a testament to Coble that the things Alex says sound like the caffeinated musings of a flesh-and-blood twentysomething, not a sitcom parody of a hipster spouting post- grad speak…” ​-- Cleveland Plain Dealer
“A delightful evening of theatre... Coble has the ability to take a minor incident and translate it into an amusing, yet meaningful theatrical experience.” -- CoolCleveland.com
“Both tender and achingly funny, what makes Coble’s play more than a steady stream of laughs is its piercing honesty. “ ​-- Cleveland Jewish News
“A charming new hit... Coble turns the coffee-shop atmosphere into a philosophy of life” -- West Side Leader
“The furious, funny work is an insightful cutting criticism of our consumerist, text-addicted age” ​-- Cleveland.com
“Coble uses coffee as a skillfully brewed metaphor in this smart, funny, and poetically written comedy” ​-- The Akron Beacon Journal