Lisa and Ryle meet at a colorectal clinic; what could be more romantic? Or hilarious, troubling or deeply moving? In this cunning and unexpected love story for the Age of Technology, two actors play not only a man and woman in dire need of reassurance, but also each other’s doctors and therapists, family members and friends, all of their conversations communicated via the computers and iPads and other devices that keep us simultaneously connected and chillingly isolated. No one wants to navigate the minefield of diagnosis and dread, fear and helplessness, but, as Lisa and Ryle grudgingly discover, the journey from anguish to acceptance, action, and hope, is made way more bearable, much funnier, and even inspiring, by having someone on your side.
World premiere at Mass Music & Arts Society in Mansfield, MA ~ January/February 2022
Starring Ernest Thompson and Pamela Lambert
Directed by Ernest Thompson
Licensing available through The Office of Ernest Thompson. Click here.
