A lovely, original, and thoroughly engaging play about a character who is annoying and endearing in equal measure. Osmundsen takes us into the mind of Henry Sullivan, a high-functioning gay autist who can communicate with others only through his obsession with 19th-century British fiction, a genre the author obviously knows intimately. After failing to connect with two potential relationships, Henry ultimately finds proof that there is someone for everyone. Dialogue, characterizations, and shifting time frames are all handled skillfully in this charming full-length where every character is...
A lovely, original, and thoroughly engaging play about a character who is annoying and endearing in equal measure. Osmundsen takes us into the mind of Henry Sullivan, a high-functioning gay autist who can communicate with others only through his obsession with 19th-century British fiction, a genre the author obviously knows intimately. After failing to connect with two potential relationships, Henry ultimately finds proof that there is someone for everyone. Dialogue, characterizations, and shifting time frames are all handled skillfully in this charming full-length where every character is sympathetic and understandable, even if most cannot provide Henry with what he needs.