Love Alone

After a routine medical procedure goes tragically wrong, a lawsuit ensues and the lives of both the patient’s family and the doctor charged with her care are transformed. A lovingly drawn portrait of how we grieve and how we heal. 

Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award 
National Jane Chambers Playwriting Award Honorable Mention 
National Lambda Literary Award Finalist in Drama
Selected for The Best Women’s Stage Monologues
Indy Week (North Carolina) selection Best Play
IRNE Award Finalist for Best New Play

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“First-rate…a gleaming gem." — The Boston Globe

“The lucid, deeply nuanced and fearless work pulls no punches as it lays bare the emotions of two families—the patient’s and the doctor’s—in the wake of an unexpected death during routine surgery. More than once, I sneaked a peek at other audience members to see if they noticed the tears rolling down my cheeks, only to find that many of them were crying silently, too.”
— The New York Times

“It is real. It is intimate…even as you are reeling from one moving scene, seconds later in the following scene, you’ll be smiling. I bit back the tears with laughter.”— Rhode Island Monthly

“Smith tells a balanced tale that looks at both sides of the issue, and she does so with subtlety and well-crafted dialogue…Thought-provoking, well-written, and just darn good theater.”— The Providence Journal

“Smith’s clear, authentic writing…maintains a delicate balance of sadness and humor…these characters are ones that viewers will come to care deeply about.”— Triangle Arts & Entertainment

Credits:

Produced in theaters and schools across the country.

Premiere production: 
Co-directed by Tyler Dobrowsky and Deborah Salem Smith 
Set design by Michael McGarty 
Costume design by William Lane 
Lighting design by Dan ScullySound design by Peter Sasha Hurowitz 
Featured Leah Anderson, Angela Brazil, Janice Duclos, Mauro Hantman, and Annie Scurria.