←Recommendations of To Fall in Love

This play was recommended to me by a friend whose ridiculously talented daughter is working on a scene from it in her second year at Juilliard. It is a beautiful little play that asks the question: Are there things a strong, happy relationship can't come back from? The characters are expertly drawn and the exchange is laced with heartbreaking subtext, but the real win here is Lane's mastery of the rhythms of conversation between two people who already know what the other one will say. Brava!

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.

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.

Wow, what an incredibly breath-taking breathtaking, heartbreaking and healing play. Moved to tears by the end. It's gorgeous.

A beautiful, moving story that goes straight to the heart about the journey to love. Exquisite.

A play that ranges across several emotions, making you feel every moment right alongside the characters. Deftly constructed, from the character's goals to their backstory, the playwright weaves a love story that is heartbreaking and inspiring. Theatre at its finest.

Grief and love go hand-in-hand in this poignant play. It encompasses so many things: moving on while staying put, loss, falling in love again, and how to reconnect when old connections have crumbled. The end takes your breath away. Sparkling dialogue, and characters that you want to hold make this an accessible piece for all audiences.

There are very few plays that make me tear up, and this one did. Not just once, but several times! I remember when the 36 Questions came out, and I thought someone should write a play using these, but this goes beyond what I imagined for it. Such a brilliant play. Goes deeper than I expected. May it live a long well produced and published life!

A wonderfully simple play that deals with the complexities relationships face during times of grief. The playwright does an excellent job asking questions in a natural way that encourages the audience to gage their own feelings on particular "what ifs."

A lovely tour de force for two actors. The characters are authentic and engrossing from start to finish. The technical demands are simple, so the audience is able to focus on the words, the characters, and the emotions.