TO FALL IN LOVE
By Jennifer Lane
Over two decades ago the psychologist Arthur Aron watched as two strangers, sitting directly across from each other, fell in love in his laboratory as they asked each other a series of 36 questions he had prepared. Six months later, the two participants were married and invited the entire lab to the ceremony. The story was an instant hit in The New York Times, and inspired playwright Jenny Lane to create To Fall in Love.
"To Fall in Love" was the winner of the 2017 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Play Contest, winner of Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Drama at the 2017 San Diego International Fringe Festival, a Semifinalist for the O’Neill, and has been presented across the country and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The play has also been adapted into a feature film and is currently in pre-production, but you can see it live in person before the rest of the world discovers it.
Nu Sass follows the TheatreWashington Covid-19 protocols. We require proof of vaccination to attend and have rapid tests and masks available at the theatre.
Performances are limited to 18 audience members. Streaming options will be available after the opening weekend.
SHOW DATES
Friday, May 6 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, May 7 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, May 8 @ 7:30pm
Monday, May 9 @ 7:30pm
Thursday, May 12 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, May 14 @ 2:00pm
Sunday, May 15 @ 7:30pm
Monday, May 16 @ 7:30pm
Tuesday, May 17 @ 7:30pm
Thursday, May 19 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, May 22 @ 7:30pm
Tuesday, May 24 @ 7:30pm
Thursday, May 26 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, June 5 @ 7:30pm
Wednesday, June 8 @ 7:30pm
Thursday, June 9 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, June 12 @ 7:30pm
Monday, June 13 @ 7:30pm
Thursday, June 16 @ 7:30pm
Friday, June 17 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, June 18 @ 2:00pm
Saturday, June 18 @ 7:30pm
Performances run 90 mins
ABSOLUTELY NO LATE SEATING
Caos on F, 923 F St. NW
TICKETS
General Admission: $30
Date Night (2 tickets + 2 drinks + 2 snacks): $60
Industry/Student/Teacher/Healthcare Workers: $10
Pay What You Will: $0 - however much you will.
STARRING
Rachel Manteuffel as Merryn Thomas
Connor Padilla as Wyatt Grimes
DESIGN
Director: Ryan S. Taylor
Stage Manager: Krista Murray
Set: Simone Schneeberg
Lights: Laurel Lehman
Costumes: Jesse Shipley
Intimacy Director: Emily Sucher
Marketing Images: Mik Bear
Design Assist: Clarissa Westphal Nogueira
Advertising: Laolu Fayese
Production Manager: Charles Lasky
Producer: Aubri O’Connor
REVIEWS FOR TO FALL IN LOVE
To Fall In Love at Nu Sass is a heart-smart revelation
“One of the most intimate, touching, and truthful relationship dramas you’re likely to experience without being in it yourself.” - DC Metro Theater Arts
“Sucher will be vying to win the award for best choreography in a smaller-production play. There simply was no other category of prize that this new field fit neatly into, and Sucher’s impact on “To Fall in Love” was deemed so noteworthy by the Hayes Awards judges that they decided the definition of “choreography” could be expanded to cover intimacy direction. It’s the first time this has happened.” - The Washington Post