Sasha Ellen Productions
presents

SIGNAL FAILURE

Written by SASHA ELLEN
Directed by PETER DARNEY

Featuring
SASHA ELLEN & SPENCER COWAN

Lighting Design: SHERRY COENEN

SoHo Playhouse
15 Vandam Street
New York, NY 10013
www.sashaellenproductions.com
October 8 through November 16, 2014

The term “short and sweet” fits perfectly here. Young Lorna, taking the subway to work in London, passes the time looking at other travelers. Young Brian does the same, coming home from his night shift.
Each alone, yet mobbed with other people. One day Brian notices a newspaper column called “Missed Connections”. People send tweets about/to strangers they’ve noticed on the daily commute. Rather anonymous and general information, but it intrigues him. Soon thereafter Lorna notices the same column. She begins to read it daily, just in case someone has noticed her. She pretends not to care, but she does.

Symbolically, each character talks in monologue until Brian dares to put an item in the column. Lorna responds. They meet and like what they see. Dialogue begins, as the two move into a relationship. Young love and all its silliness begins. Then, as the title betrays, they hit some accidents, delays, and signal failures. Youthful hearts are easily broken, but perhaps as easily mended. Everyone, including the audience, must wait and see.

This play moves swiftly and is totally relatable to anyone who has had even a crush on someone. It is sweet, but not overly so, and the characters are very real and uncomplicated. Anyone who has ridden a subway knows the truth of the situation. Sometimes eyes do meet for a second. A very nice second. Who hasn’t thought “what if…”?

-Karen D’Onofrio-