Imaginary Love

by Kait Kerrigan

Kara and Lyle were childhood friends and then lovers for almost 25 years. But now they've broken up. In a twist on the romantic comedy, Imaginary Love is an inventive and structurally ambitious play that asks how much love matters in the face of real life.

Kara and Lyle were childhood friends and then lovers for almost 25 years. But now they've broken up. In a twist on the romantic comedy, Imaginary Love is an inventive and structurally ambitious play that asks how much love matters in the face of real life.

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Imaginary Love

Character Information

  • Kara
    Late 20s, pretty, sharp-tongued. Kara is smart, grounded, and career-oriented. She questions everything.
    20s
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Lyle
    Late 20s. Kara's childhood neighbor, ex-best friend, and ex- boyfriend. Smart, pressing, and painfully honest.
    Late 20s
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Nell
    Lyle's new lover. Early 30s? Or she could also be 25 or 40. It's really hard to tell. Sexy, incisive. She's the kind of leading expert who goes on CNN to make complicated science sound exciting and understandable.
    20s-30s
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Phillip
    Kara's current boyfriend and boss, late 30s or early 40s. Successful, attractive, driven. Having risen to the top of his field, he's newly focused on fulfilling more personal goals.
    40s
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man

Development History

  • Reading, Page 73, 2013
  • Reading, Primary Stages, 2009

Production History

  • Professional, Hapgood Theatre, 2011

Awards

  • Princess Grace Award
    Princess Grace Organization
    Finalist
    2006