To Fall in Love

{{Infobox play|genre=Drama|subject=Love and grief|original language=English|characters={{Plainlist|

Merryn Thomas
Wyatt Grimes

}}|based_on=New York Times article To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This|date of premiere=2017|place=San Diego International Fringe Festival|writer=Jennifer Lane}}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.{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=David |date=2019-04-11 |title=Questions That Could Save a Marriage |url=https://sandiegostory.com/questions-that-could-save-a-marriage/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=San Diego Story}}

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!Year

!Venue

!Location

!Ref.

2017

|San Diego International Fringe Festival

|San Diego, California

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |last=Launer |first=Pat |date=2019-04-02 |title=Local Playwright's Intense 'To Fall in Love' Takes Over Pacific Beach Home |url=http://timesofsandiego.com/arts/2019/04/01/ucsd-playwrights-intense-to-fall-in-love-takes-over-pacific-beach-home/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=Times of San Diego |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Accomando |first=Beth |author-link=Beth Accomando |date=2023-10-12 |title=San Diego International Film Festival screens local indie film 'To Fall In Love' |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2023/10/12/san-diego-international-film-festival-screens-local-indie-film-to-fall-in-love |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}

rowspan="3" |2019

|Private residence

|Pacific Beach, San Diego

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

|Edinburgh, Scotland

|{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-04-30 |title=How Nu Sass fell in love with 'To Fall in Love' by Jennifer Lane |url=https://dctheaterarts.org/2022/04/30/how-nu-sass-fell-in-love-with-jenny-lanes-to-fall-in-love/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=DC Theater Arts |language=en-US}}

The Constructivists

|Milwaukee, Wisconsin

|{{Cite web |last=Lawler |first=Kelsey |title=Review: Intimate TO FALL IN LOVE Makes Midwest Premiere at The Constructivists |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/milwaukee/article/BWW-Review-Intimate-TO-FALL-IN-LOVE-Makes-Midwest-Premiere-at-The-Constructivists-20190401 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Broadway World |language=en}}

2021

|FAU Theatre Lab

|Florida Atlantic University

|{{Cite web |last=Thomason |first=John |date=2021-11-29 |title=Theatre Review: The Masterful Peaks & Valleys of Theatre Lab's "To Fall In Love" |url=https://www.bocamag.com/theatre-review-the-masterful-peaks-valleys-of-theatre-labs-to-fall-in-love/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Boca Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Krause |first=Aaron |date=2021-11-29 |title=Theatre Lab's 'To Fall in Love' is relatable, heartfelt |url=https://theatricalmusings.com/reviews-by-theater/theatre-labs-to-fall-in-love-is-relatable-heartfelt/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Theatrical Musings |language=en}}

rowspan="2" |2022

|Cold Comfort Theatre

|Belfast, Maine

|{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-01-30 |title=Cold Comfort takes love-themed play on the road |url=https://waldo.villagesoup.com/lifestyle/cold-comfort-takes-love-themed-play-on-the-road/article_0a7bbce1-f823-57f2-9979-aaad58ec08da.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Republican Journal |language=en}}

Nu Sass

|Washington, D.C.

Accolades

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!Location

!Year

!Award

!Result

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rowspan="2" |San Diego International Fringe Festival

| rowspan="2" |2017

|Outstanding Drama

|{{won}}

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Outstanding Writing

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Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival

|2017

|Tennessee Williams One-Act Play Competition

|{{won}}

Eugene O'Neill Theater Center

|2018

|National Playwrights Contest

|{{partial|Semi-finalist}}

|{{Cite web |title=To Fall in Love listing on Broadway Baby |url=https://broadwaybaby.com/shows/to-fall-in-love/740995 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Broadway Baby |language=en}}

Film adaptation

{{Main|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,{{Cite web |last=Sippell |first=Margeaux |date=2023-09-14 |title=Heartland International Film Festival 2023 Lineup Features 2 Paul Mescal Movies |url=https://www.moviemaker.com/heartland-international-film-festival-lineup/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=MovieMaker |language=en-US}} San Diego International Film Festival and won awards at Oceanside International Film Festival.{{Cite web |title=OIFF 2024 AWARD WINNERS |url=https://osidefilm.org/2024winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225223925/https://osidefilm.org/2024winners/ |archive-date=2024-02-25 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Oceanside International Film Festival |language=en-US}}

References

External links

[https://newplayexchange.org/plays/99382/fall-love To Fall in Love] at New Play Exchange

Category:2017 plays

Category:Plays set in the 21st century

Category:American plays adapted into films

Category:Two-handers

Category:Plays about marriage

Category:Fringe theatre