Synopsis

Roland, a bee keeper, and Marianne, a theoretical physicist, meet at a party. In that single moment, an unfathomable multitude of possibilities unfold. Their chance meeting might blossom into a meaningful relationship or a brief affair - it might lead to nothing at all. What happens next defies the boundaries of the world we think we know—delving into the infinite possibilities of their relationship and raising questions about the difference between choice and destiny.

Note From The Director

“Well, first, I LOVE this play. And, second, my God, what a challenge it is. As written, it's a two-hander set in a liminal space that shifts in character, space, and time every minute. Making that make sense, and really lifting the heart of these two? That's already a delicious little challenge for us. But, we're doing something fascinating with this production at The Pear, in that we've cast six actors (three couples) and we're splitting the script up. Every night, with audience participation, these couples will take on a different portion of the script. We're going to explore the randomness of the universe, AND, we get to see three, very different, phenomenal performances of this beautiful script.

I think audiences can expect a love story, or a rom-com, at the very minimum. Sure, we deal with complex quantum physics and a multiverse, and a debilitating brain tumor. But, to be clear, Payne has written a love story. Full of human mess-ups and bad jokes, sickness and health. It's complex, yes. But it's also incredibly lovely and sad and happy. All the things.

I hope our audiences walk away a bit more precious with their time! We talked about this at table work -- this idea that, if you knew the finite amount of time you had--or if you could do it all over again, what would you do differently? And, our pessimistic, but very real answer was: nothing. It's so incredibly human to squander our time. It's also incredibly human to be reminded how precious every second with each other is.” - Reed Flores, Director

Cast

George Alexander K……………Roland
Raven Douglas………………….Marianne
Thomas Nguyen………………...Roland
Sahil Singh………………………Roland
Elana Swartz……………………Marianne
Vivienne Truong………………..Marianne

Production Team

Director: Reed Flores
Stage & Production Manager: Kelly Weber Barraza
Intimacy Director: Bessie Zolno
Lighting Designer: Carsten Koester
Costume Designer: TBA
Set Design: Louis Stone-Collonge

Runtime

TBD

Reviews & Press

“…smart, slushy and pretty superb…” - The Guardian (UK)

“Who knew that higher physics could be so sexy, so accessible—and so emotionally devastating? This story of parallel universes is universal in every sense of the word.”– The New York Times