A thoughtful and imaginative two-hander, Impossible Theories of Us explores love, identity, and memory with intelligence and emotional depth. John Mabey blends science and humanity through sharp, engaging dialogue and a compelling central relationship. The play’s speculative elements feel grounded in real emotion, creating a moving and thought-provoking theatrical experience that lingers.

What a beautiful poem of a play! The dialogue is a playful, tender dance that glides up on the sand, washes back into the ocean, and then returns again later. Mabey parcels out exposition so lightly that I felt as if I were eavesdropping. The reader receives just enough information to build a complete history of Gina and Keith’s marriage. We are also allowed to grapple with a technology that likely already exists. Haunting and heartfelt.

I was fortunate enough to see a staged reading of "Impossible Theories of Us" at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford. I was captivated from the first line of dialogue. John Mabey's witty dialogue drew me in quickly, as did the gentleness and complexity of the questions being explored. I was thoroughly engaged and left the reading craving to see a full production.