You have five minutes to read a play? Make it "Totality." High stakes and impossible odds. But also hope. And love, expectations, sorrow, frustration, and an understanding that the universe isn't fair. But above all, hope. All of it encapsulated in Chase D. Fowler's wonderful dramatic science fiction play.

A lovely meditation on the short time we have to love, with a wonderful sci-fi twist that made this profoundly human tale even more compelling. Truly, I think the punch of theatricality lives in the simplicity of the narrative, making a specific, unique set of circumstances feel universal. I could imagine the lighting design opportunities while reading, which need not be elaborate to pack a powerful punch and serve as the rapidly ticking clock (which is, ultimately, the engine of this play)!

A beautiful, deeply touching short play with high stakes about the urgency of love. I found myself immediately engaged by these two characters who know they have so little time to express their feelings for each other and try to overcome all obstacles -- including separate timelines -- to be together again. I highly recommend TOTALITY!