About this episode

The episode features a short play titled 'The Fall' that explores themes of life, love, and loss through the conversation of two leaves clinging to a tree.

Send us Fan Mail The Fall: High on the last branch of an oak tree, two aging leaves cling to one another on the last day of autumn. As others have already fallen, they reflect on warmth, beauty, and the terrifying mystery of what comes next. Their quiet conversation becomes a meditation on life, love, and loss. Bernadette Armstrong directs Camille Ameen as Leaf #1 and Gloria Tsai as Leaf #2. Bart Lovins is the playwright. His other plays include Keep the Faith and Pass the Fettuccini, and fo...

Topics covered

• life
• love
• loss
• theater
• autumn
• meditation

Keywords

• theater
• short play
• autumn
• life
• love
• loss
• Bernadette Armstrong
• Camille Ameen
• Gloria Tsai
• Bart Lovins

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Fall, Keep the Faith, Pass the Fettuccini

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