05/02/2026 - A beautiful drama piece where an older couple runs into their younger selves. I love how so much of this piece is up to the audience and their imaginations resulting in a heartbreakingly beautiful piece that can either be sad or happy depending on how you look at it. Great creative concept makes for a great night at the theatre. Well done!

ERSTWHILE,by Debra A. Cole, is a lovely play where a senior couple can watch their same selves at the beginning of the journey parenthood. The nostalgia and hope and anxiety and composure are seamlessly written leaving us with a sweet and calm view of life itself. So nicely done.

I love how much this playwright trusts her audience, never spoon-feeding, but allowing them to piece together the off-stage narrative through what isn't said, making for an engaging, heartbreaking theatrical experience. I think we all wonder what, if anything we'd say to our past selves - would a warning help, or just prevent us from becoming who we'd be in the future, warts and all? That question places this play in the domain of a daydream, relatable to all of us despite its specificity!