Love Alone

Directed by Vivienne Benesch

After a routine medical procedure goes tragically wrong, a lawsuit transforms the lives of both the patient's family and a doctor charged with her care. Two households navigate uncharted waters of loss, anger, humor and longing on their path to healing.

“lucid, deeply nuanced and fearless work”

The New York Times

“first-rate…a gleaming gem”

The Boston Globe

Photos

Arielle Yoder. Photo by Jon Gardiner
Julia Gibson, Arielle Yoder. Photo by Jon Gardiner
Arielle Yoder, Julia Gibson. Photo by Jon Gardiner
Arielle Yoder, Jenny Wales. Photo by Jon Gardiner
Jenny Wales, Derrick Ivey. Photo by Jon Gardiner
Arielle Yoder, Julia Gibson. Photo by Jon Gardiner
Arielle Yoder, Julia Gibson, Derrick Ivey. Photo by Jon Gardiner
Julia Gibson, Arielle Yoder. Photo by Jon Gardiner
Julia Gibson, Jenny Wales. Photo by Jon Gardiner
Jenny Wales, Patrick McHugh. Photo by Jon Gardiner
Patrick McHugh, Jenny Wales. Photo by Jon Gardiner
Arielle Yoder, Julia Gibson. Photo by Jon Gardiner
Patrick McHugh, Jenny Wales. Photo by Jon Gardiner
Jenny Wales. Photo by Jon Gardiner
Derrick Ivey. Photo by Jon Gardiner
Arielle Yoder. Photo by Jon Gardiner

Reviews

 

By Larisa Mount
BroadwayWorld.com
March 10, 2014
By Byron Woods
INDY Week
March 5, 2014
By Roy C. Dicks
The News & Observer
March 3, 2014
By Susie Potter
Triangle Arts & Entertainment
March 3, 2014

THROUGH 3/16: Dynamite Script and Superb Cast Mark PlayMaker’s Love Alone
By Alan R. Hall
Classical Voice of North Carolina
March 1, 2014

 

NEWS

“Love Alone” Takes on Malpractice, Grief and Gay Rights
By Holly L. Derr
Ms. Magazine
February 28, 2014

Deborah Salem Smith’s “Love Alone” Asks, What Happens When a Routine Medical Procedure Goes Tragically Wrong
By Robert W. McDowell
Triangle Arts & Entertainment
February 27, 2014

The State of Things with Frank Stasio
with director Vivienne Benesch, UNC anesthesiologist Dr. Ty Bullard and actors Jenny Wales, Derrick L. Ivey and Patrick McHugh
WUNC
February 26, 2014

Exploring the aftermath of loss in Love Alone
By Kate Dobbs Ariail
INDY Week
February 26, 2014

PlayMakers’ ‘Love Alone’ uses technology to put on show
By Paige Hopkins
The Daily Tar Heel
February 26, 2014

PlayMakers to perform ‘Love Alone’
By Cliff Bellamy
The Herald Sun
February 20, 2014

Artists

Vivienne Benesch
Director
Julia Gibson
Actor
Kathryn Hunter-Williams
Actor
Patrick McHugh
Actor
Jenny Wales
Actor
Arielle Yoder
Actor
Derrick Ivey
Creative Team
Dominic Abbenante
Creative Team
Charles K. Bayang
Creative Team
Myrna Colley-Lee
Creative Team
Cecilia R. Durbin
Creative Team
Gregory Kable
Creative Team
Peter Kendall
Creative Team
Jeffrey Meanza
Creative Team
Deborah Salem Smith
Creative Team
Sarah Smiley
Creative Team
Lee Savage
Creative Team
Craig Turner
Creative Team

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