To Love Alone

by Andrew Martineau

Jill and Curt are strangers looking at Valentine's Day cards in a department store. They start conversing as they marvel at the bad writing, and slowly begin to realize they might like each other in the process.

Jill and Curt are strangers looking at Valentine's Day cards in a department store. They start conversing as they marvel at the bad writing, and slowly begin to realize they might like each other in the process.

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To Love Alone

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  • Donna Latham: To Love Alone

    Sweet and salty! A witty love note to meet cutes that’ll be a delightful addition to festivals. When strangers Jill and Curt cringe over cheesy Valentine’s Day cards in a store, the two grounded but isolated souls make a hopeful connection. TO LOVE ALONE left me cheering them on and wanting more.

    Sweet and salty! A witty love note to meet cutes that’ll be a delightful addition to festivals. When strangers Jill and Curt cringe over cheesy Valentine’s Day cards in a store, the two grounded but isolated souls make a hopeful connection. TO LOVE ALONE left me cheering them on and wanting more.

  • William Triplett: To Love Alone

    A charming, whimsical, and very poignant two-hander here full of subtext about loneliness and disappointments of the heart. I found myself smiling at the repartee and the skewering of a manufactured holiday, but I also felt sympathy for the two nicely etched characters and their respective senses of isolation. This really should be part of any Valentine's Day themed festival, but it can also stand on its own as a story of two people looking for a connection. Well done!

    A charming, whimsical, and very poignant two-hander here full of subtext about loneliness and disappointments of the heart. I found myself smiling at the repartee and the skewering of a manufactured holiday, but I also felt sympathy for the two nicely etched characters and their respective senses of isolation. This really should be part of any Valentine's Day themed festival, but it can also stand on its own as a story of two people looking for a connection. Well done!

  • Nora Louise Syran: To Love Alone

    I dislike Valentine's Day about as much as these two and I totally want them to get together and trade intelligent quips and quotes all evening. A fun short meet cute for a February festival, or any time of the year.

    I dislike Valentine's Day about as much as these two and I totally want them to get together and trade intelligent quips and quotes all evening. A fun short meet cute for a February festival, or any time of the year.

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Character Information

  • Jill
    a young woman
    Character Age
    20-30
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Curt
    a young man
    Character Age
    20-30
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male

Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Organization One Night Stand Theater, Year 2023