The Four Senses of Love

by Arthur M Jolly

Ten Minute Play - A man with no feelings falls for a woman with no taste at a support group for the sensory deprived.
Published in Smith & Kraus' Best Ten Minute Plays of 2012
"Unique, lip-smacking, gourmet surprises.... The Four Senses of Love written by Arthur M. Jolly is a hilarious coupling of two members of a sensory-deprived support group." - Chicago Theater Beat
Content warning: Onstage kiss, discussion...

Ten Minute Play - A man with no feelings falls for a woman with no taste at a support group for the sensory deprived.
Published in Smith & Kraus' Best Ten Minute Plays of 2012
"Unique, lip-smacking, gourmet surprises.... The Four Senses of Love written by Arthur M. Jolly is a hilarious coupling of two members of a sensory-deprived support group." - Chicago Theater Beat
Content warning: Onstage kiss, discussion of disabilities and "passing".

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The Four Senses of Love

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: The Four Senses of Love by Arthur M Jolly
    “

    This short play is great. I especially love all the asides to the audience sprinkled throughout. The idea of a relationship between a man with no feelings and a woman with no taste (literally) is so wonderfully unique. I loved listening to them talk about what their lives and relationship are, what they might become, and what they can never be. Such an original concept - I loved it!

    This short play is great. I especially love all the asides to the audience sprinkled throughout. The idea of a relationship between a man with no feelings and a woman with no taste (literally) is so wonderfully unique. I loved listening to them talk about what their lives and relationship are, what they might become, and what they can never be. Such an original concept - I loved it!

    ”
  • Cheryl Bear: The Four Senses of Love by Arthur M Jolly
    “

    I love this support group and even more so the power of love to overcome the obstacles. Wonderful!

    I love this support group and even more so the power of love to overcome the obstacles. Wonderful!

    ”
  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: The Four Senses of Love by Arthur M Jolly
    “

    Laugh out loud funny, & while I don't know his work well enough to say for sure, one of Jolly's fortes is to look at something so sideways and present it to us from such a strange angle, that suddenly we see freshly all the great possibilities we missed before! The metaphor of sensory deprivation creates an unusual look into how we fall and what love can do for us all...

    Laugh out loud funny, & while I don't know his work well enough to say for sure, one of Jolly's fortes is to look at something so sideways and present it to us from such a strange angle, that suddenly we see freshly all the great possibilities we missed before! The metaphor of sensory deprivation creates an unusual look into how we fall and what love can do for us all...

    ”

Character Information

  • CALDWELL
    Caldwell has no sense of touch - and has grown up estranged from society, awkward, feeling always on the outside.
    30's up.
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
  • MELITA
    Melita has no sense of taste or smell, which she keeps secret as much as she can. She "passes" for tasting.
    30's up.
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman

Production History

  • Professional, Bites Size Plays, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2015
  • University, SUNY Potsdam Performing Arts Center, NY, 2015
  • Professional, Future tenant Arts, Pittsburgh, 2013
  • Professional, Pacific Resident Theatre, Los Angeles, 2013
  • Professional, Bite Size plays, Brighton Fringe Festival, UK, 2012
  • Professional, Bite Size plays, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, UK, 2012
  • Community Theater, Westport Community Theatre, CT, 2011
  • Professional, American Globe Theatre, New York, 2011
  • Professional, Lincoln Square Theatre, Chicago, 2011
  • Professional, Fine Arts Association, Willoughby, OH, 2010
  • Professional, n.u.f.a.n. ensemble, Chicago, 2010
  • Professional, Nicu Spoon Theatre, New York, 2010
  • Professional, Theatre Encino, Los Angeles, 2010