To the Stars With Love

by Nandita Shenoy

A short play for Zoom - Commissioned by Live & In Color for their "Days of Re-Creation" series. "To the Stars With Love" shares a video call between two old friends on distant planets trying rekindle the past while forging a new future.

A short play for Zoom - Commissioned by Live & In Color for their "Days of Re-Creation" series. "To the Stars With Love" shares a video call between two old friends on distant planets trying rekindle the past while forging a new future.

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To the Stars With Love

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  • Jeffrey James Keyes: To the Stars With Love

    "Do you remember going to the Park?" - this stellar science fiction drama was so much fun to read, wonderful and heartbreaking. I love Shenoy's grasp of clear and impactful dialogue with an expansive sense of character and backstory swirling beyond their words. This piece reminds me of some of my favorite Beckett pieces, I'd love to see actors work with and sink their teeth into this text!

    "Do you remember going to the Park?" - this stellar science fiction drama was so much fun to read, wonderful and heartbreaking. I love Shenoy's grasp of clear and impactful dialogue with an expansive sense of character and backstory swirling beyond their words. This piece reminds me of some of my favorite Beckett pieces, I'd love to see actors work with and sink their teeth into this text!

  • Aly Kantor: To the Stars With Love

    I love a Zoom play that makes clever use of the technology, and this short-lived reunion between two star-crossed lovers on different worlds is a fantastic virtual play. Both characters are highly motivated and distinct, and though they are connecting from a future we don't inhabit, their feelings are clear and contemporary. The moment when I realized what "the globe was" everything clicked. There is something both melancholy and hopeful about this imagined future. I don't know anyone who won't be able to relate to what is, at its core, a very simple tale of unrequited love.

    I love a Zoom play that makes clever use of the technology, and this short-lived reunion between two star-crossed lovers on different worlds is a fantastic virtual play. Both characters are highly motivated and distinct, and though they are connecting from a future we don't inhabit, their feelings are clear and contemporary. The moment when I realized what "the globe was" everything clicked. There is something both melancholy and hopeful about this imagined future. I don't know anyone who won't be able to relate to what is, at its core, a very simple tale of unrequited love.

  • Cheryl Bear: To the Stars With Love

    Separated by space, the connection is still there and the emotions are still strong. Beautifully done.

    Separated by space, the connection is still there and the emotions are still strong. Beautifully done.

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Character Information

The two characters can be any age and race with the only requirement that they be different races from each other.
  • AX 3212-ØE
    A star pupil of her military academy class, she is smart, ambitious, and driven by the belief that her work can make a better future for humankind.
    Character Age
    Any Age
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • AY 4586-¥
    Also a star pupil at the military academy, he is ambitious and driven while also holding a torch for his classmate with whom he believes he can make a better life.
    Character Age
    Any Age
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Queens Theater in the Park, Year 2021
  • Type Commission, Organization Live & In Color, Year 2020
  • Type Reading, Organization Live & In Color, Year 2020

Production History

  • Type University, Organization Andersen University, Year 2021
  • Type Professional, Organization Live & In Color, Year 2020