To Fall in Love


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". Eric Casalini and Beth Gallagher were cast as the leads.
YearVenueLocationRef.
2017San Diego International Fringe FestivalSan Diego, California
2019Private residencePacific Beach, San Diego
2019Edinburgh Festival FringeEdinburgh, Scotland
2019The ConstructivistsMilwaukee, Wisconsin
2021FAU Theatre LabFlorida Atlantic University
2022Cold Comfort TheatreBelfast, Maine
2022Nu SassWashington, D.C.

Accolades

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.