To Fall in Love explained

Genre:Drama
Subject:Love and grief
Original Language:English
Based On:New York Times article To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This
Date Of Premiere:2017
Place:San Diego International Fringe Festival

To Fall in Love is a 2017 American drama play written by Jennifer Lane that was based on an article she read in the New York Times. The play premiered at San Diego International Fringe Festival in 2017 and won Outstanding Drama and Outstanding Writing. It was later adapted into a 2023 film that premiered at Heartland International Film Festival.

Production history

Lane was inspired from The New York Times article "To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This". Eric Casalini and Beth Gallagher were cast as the leads.[1]

YearVenueLocationRef.
2017San Diego International Fringe FestivalSan Diego, California[2] [3]
2019Private residencePacific Beach, San Diego
Edinburgh Festival FringeEdinburgh, Scotland[4]
The ConstructivistsMilwaukee, Wisconsin[5]
2021FAU Theatre LabFlorida Atlantic University[6] [7]
2022Cold Comfort TheatreBelfast, Maine[8]
Nu SassWashington, D.C.

Accolades

LocationYearAwardResultRef.
San Diego International Fringe Festival2017Outstanding Drama
Outstanding Writing
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival2017Tennessee Williams One-Act Play Competition
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center2018National Playwrights Contest[9]

Film adaptation

See main article: To Fall in Love (film). The play was initially adapted for a feature film in 2018 by Michael Lewis Foster that starred Casalini and Gallagher. Foster remade the film in 2023, which went on to screen at Heartland International Film Festival,[10] San Diego International Film Festival and won awards at Oceanside International Film Festival.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dixon . David . 2019-04-11 . Questions That Could Save a Marriage . 2023-10-14 . San Diego Story.
  2. Web site: Launer . Pat . 2019-04-02 . Local Playwright's Intense 'To Fall in Love' Takes Over Pacific Beach Home . 2023-10-14 . . en-US.
  3. Web site: Accomando . Beth . Beth Accomando . 2023-10-12 . San Diego International Film Festival screens local indie film 'To Fall In Love' . 2023-10-14 . . en.
  4. Web site: 2022-04-30 . How Nu Sass fell in love with 'To Fall in Love' by Jennifer Lane . 2023-10-30 . DC Theater Arts . en-US.
  5. Web site: Lawler . Kelsey . Review: Intimate TO FALL IN LOVE Makes Midwest Premiere at The Constructivists . 2023-10-30 . . en.
  6. Web site: Thomason . John . 2021-11-29 . Theatre Review: The Masterful Peaks & Valleys of Theatre Lab's "To Fall In Love" . 2023-10-30 . Boca Magazine . en-US.
  7. Web site: Krause . Aaron . 2021-11-29 . Theatre Lab's 'To Fall in Love' is relatable, heartfelt . 2023-10-30 . Theatrical Musings . en.
  8. Web site: 2020-01-30 . Cold Comfort takes love-themed play on the road . 2023-10-30 . Republican Journal . en.
  9. Web site: To Fall in Love listing on Broadway Baby . 2023-10-30 . Broadway Baby . en.
  10. Web site: Sippell . Margeaux . 2023-09-14 . Heartland International Film Festival 2023 Lineup Features 2 Paul Mescal Movies . 2023-10-14 . . en-US.
  11. Web site: OIFF 2024 AWARD WINNERS . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240225223925/https://osidefilm.org/2024winners/ . 2024-02-25 . 2024-02-25 . . en-US.

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