To Fall in Love
Written byJennifer Lane
Based onNew York Times article To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This
Characters
  • Merryn Thomas
  • Wyatt Grimes
Date premiered2017
Place premieredSan Diego International Fringe Festival
Original languageEnglish
SubjectLove and grief
GenreDrama

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".[1]

Year Venue Location Ref.
2017 San Diego International Fringe Festival San Diego, California [2][3]
2019 Private residence Pacific Beach, San Diego [2][3]
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Edinburgh, Scotland [4]
The Constructivists Milwaukee, Wisconsin [5]
2021 FAU Theatre Lab Florida Atlantic University [6][7]
2022 Cold Comfort Theatre Belfast, Maine [8]
Nu Sass Washington, D.C. [4]

Accolades

Location Year Award Result Ref.
San Diego International Fringe Festival 2017 Outstanding Drama Won [2]
Outstanding Writing Won
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival 2017 Tennessee Williams One-Act Play Competition Won
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center 2018 National Playwrights Contest Semi-finalist [9]

Film adaptation

To Fall in Love
Directed byMichael Lewis Foster
Written byJennifer Lane
Produced by
Starring
  • Beth Gallagher
  • Eric Casalini
CinematographyEllie Ann Fenton
Edited byMichael Lewis Foster
Music by
  • Alex E. McDaniel
  • Robin Wynn
Production
company
To Fall In Love
Release date
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

To Fall in Love is a 2023 American drama film written by Jennifer Lane and directed by Michael Lewis Foster. The film is adapted from a play Lane previously wrote. It stars Beth Gallagher and Eric Casalini.

Plot

In a final attempt to save their relationship, an estranged woman meets with her husband and discovers their love may not be worth salvaging.

Cast

  • Beth Gallagher
  • Eric Casalini
  • Reese Lily Buell

Production

The play was performed by Gallagher and Casalini at a private residence in Pacific Beach, San Diego[3] before it was previously adapted into a different film, also directed by Foster.[2] The team shot the film during the COVID-19 pandemic. Foster was inspired by Rocky and Before Sunrise.[10]

Release

To Fall in Love held its world premiere at Heartland International Film Festival[11] on October 7, 2023.[12] It followed later that month with its west coast premiere at San Diego International Film Festival on October 19, 2023.[10][1][13]

References

  1. 1 2 Beveridge, Madison (2023-10-10). "San Diego Int'l Film Fest includes local micro-budget indie film "To Fall In Love"". San Diego Downtown News. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Launer, Pat (2019-04-02). "Local Playwright's Intense 'To Fall in Love' Takes Over Pacific Beach Home". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. 1 2 3 Dixon, David (2019-04-11). "Questions That Could Save a Marriage". San Diego Story. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  4. 1 2 "How Nu Sass fell in love with 'To Fall in Love' by Jennifer Lane". DC Theater Arts. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  5. ↑ Lawler, Kelsey. "Review: Intimate TO FALL IN LOVE Makes Midwest Premiere at The Constructivists". Broadway World. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  6. ↑ Thomason, John (2021-11-29). "Theatre Review: The Masterful Peaks & Valleys of Theatre Lab's "To Fall In Love"". Boca Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  7. ↑ Krause, Aaron (2021-11-29). "Theatre Lab's 'To Fall in Love' is relatable, heartfelt". Theatrical Musings. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  8. ↑ "Cold Comfort takes love-themed play on the road". Republican Journal. 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  9. ↑ "To Fall in Love listing on Broadway Baby". Broadway Baby. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  10. 1 2 Accomando, Beth (2023-10-12). "San Diego International Film Festival screens local indie film 'To Fall In Love'". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  11. ↑ Sippell, Margeaux (2023-09-14). "Heartland International Film Festival 2023 Lineup Features 2 Paul Mescal Movies". MovieMaker. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  12. ↑ Sears, Ben (2023-10-07). "HIFF 2023: Interview with Cast and Crew of To Fall in Love". The Movie State. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  13. ↑ Coddon, David L. (2023-10-13). "Familiar faces star in 'To Fall in Love' at San Diego International Film Festival". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
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