To Fall in Love

Scientists claim that there are 36 questions you can ask to fall in love with anyone, coupled with four minutes of uninterrupted eye contact. But can this exercise save a marriage, splintered by a horrible accident?
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To Fall in Love

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  • Toby Malone:
    14 Jan. 2022
    Jennifer Lane's "To Fall in Love" is such a beautiful snapshot of the fallout of grief and trauma that it left me breathless. Based around a scientific claim that asking 36 leading questions and adding 4 minutes of eye contact can lead to love, Merryn and Wyatt use this strategy to fall back into love after an unspeakable personal tragedy. The genius part here is that Lane is patient with what is revealed, and the throb of grief underscores in such an intimate way that you bleed for these people and what they are suffering. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
  • Nick Malakhow:
    2 Aug. 2021
    A creative, subtle, and nuanced examination of grief and its shattering effects on a relationship. I was compelled throughout the entirety of this single, continuous scene and the circumstances were potent and realistic, and the way they unfolded organic. Lane writes with such sympathy and love for both characters, and also smartly threads humanity and warmth and comedy throughout the heartbreaking narrative. I'd love to see this piece--it's so engaging on the page and I can only imagine how much more so it would be performed live.
  • Gina Femia:
    26 Jul. 2021
    Wow, what an incredibly breath-taking breathtaking, heartbreaking and healing play. Moved to tears by the end. It's gorgeous.

Character Information

  • Wyatt
    Late 30's,
    Any
    ,
    Cisgender Male
  • Merryn
    Late 30's,
    Cisgender Female

Development History

  • Workshop
    ,
    Ivoryton Playhouse
    ,
    2018

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    Nu Sass
    ,
    2022
  • Professional
    ,
    Cold Comfort Theatre
    ,
    2022
  • Professional
    ,
    FAU Theatre Lab
    ,
    2021
  • Professional
    ,
    The Constructivists
    ,
    2019
  • Fringe
    ,
    Edinburgh Festival Fringe
    ,
    2019
  • Fringe
    ,
    San Diego International Fringe Festival
    ,
    2017

Awards

Semi-Finalist
,
National Playwrights Contest
,
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
,
2018
Winner
,
Tennessee Williams One-Act Play Competition
,
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
,
2017
Winner
,
Outstanding Writing
,
San Diego International Fringe Festival
,
2017
Winner
,
Outstanding Drama
,
San Diego International Fringe Festival
,
2017