←Recommendations of You Feel So Far Away Right Now

The tension at the dinner party’s oh-so-good! Then the “in their own world” section is icing. Fantastic details populate this script of longing.

I think we can all relate to this piece vore and centaurs aside. The aching need to be seen and known by someone else and the desperate struggle to hold on to anyone who you think could fill the role, even if they aren’t the right person. Roblan’s piece is funny and strange amid the terrible familarity.

A beautifully crafted, unique, hilarious, and poignant piece about relationships and connection. As Roblan traces the evolving relationships of Anya, Alex, Justin, and Misty, she dives into several interesting conversations about and explorations of both conventional unconventional desire and fantasy and their intersections with and divergences from the need for intimacy, connection, and sense of purpose. All of these central characters are well-rendered, and I was so compelled by how atmospheric and well-established the environment was just through dialogue and the small window into these humans' day to day lives. The ending is satisfying, melancholy, truthful, and human.

The universal need for connection and the hope that we can find someone who accepts and loves us as we want to break through barriers is beautifully communicated. Well done.

I cannot say what I expected from a play with the words "Vore" and "into centaurs (like, sexually)" in the description but I'm so glad I stumbled on this play. What a strange, niche set of concepts somehow used to access some very universal feelings of unreachable loneliness. If you want a play that rips into the aching feelings of isolation as a human being, eat this play up in an afternoon.

This play is daring. From its outset, Alex and Anya challenge you with their eccentricities, but Roblan's sense of dialogue and character make them so disarming, you can't help but immediately root for them as they struggle to connect with one another. We see quite clearly that there is indeed someone for everyone, but love and acceptance are never automatic. Powerful imagery. High theatricality. Fearless honesty.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Alexis Roblan and their play You Feel So Far Away Right Now as a finalist for our 2017 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 55 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers especially responded to play’s unique meld of genres and its examination of human connection and intimacy.

Hilarious, freaky and really makes you think. Saw a reading of Alexis's play and couldn't get it out of my head. Really shows the loneliness of trying so hard to connect.