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 two feature length films, the most recent one premiering 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. YearVenueLocationRef.2017San Diego International Fringe FestivalSan Diego, California2019Private residencePacific Beach, San DiegoEdinburgh Festival FringeEdinburgh, ScotlandThe ConstructivistsMilwaukee, Wisconsin2021FAU Theatre LabFlorida Atlantic University2022Cold Comfort TheatreBelfast, MaineNu SassWashington, D.C.
Accolades LocationYearAwardResultRef.San Diego International Fringe Festival2017Outstanding DramaOutstanding WritingTennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival2017Tennessee Williams One-Act Play CompetitionEugene O'Neill Theater Center2018National Playwrights Contest
Film adaptation 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, San Diego International Film Festival, and Oceanside International Film Festival. It won awards at the Oceanside International Film Festival.
References
External links To Fall in Love at New Play Exchange