We sometimes look as hard as we can to find ‘the one we are meant to be with’. But, in a world where things can randomly happen, a chance meeting can turnout to be an unexpected wonderful outcome. KEN PREUSS’s “A Benevolent Alliance Of Mourners” tells of a meeting of two strangers outside of a church, where a funeral service is about to take place. I found this play to be sweet, endearing, and encouraging, especially for two people who may have found a way to be hopeful for their future.

There's something very human about finding each other once tragedy has passed. With far more tenderness and care than many would give the subject, Preuss presents us with two characters as they manage to make a connection under very somber circumstances, and turn it into something beautiful. Something worth holding onto.

I've always felt there's a special magic in the liminal spaces on the edge of a funeral, especially for the young. Ken Preuss captures that magic perfectly: the vulnerability, the questions, the humor, and the bewildering feeling of learning how navigate this strange new world without a map. Preuss gives us the gift of two beautiful characters, plenty of gentle and genuine wit, and some lovely synchronicity that might as well be literal magic.