Mad Love (2M, 2W)
Productions:
Northern Stage – White River Junction, VT – January 27-February 13, 2016; New Jersey Repertory Company – Long Branch, NJ – October 20-November 20, 2016
Synopsis:
Sloane Hudson, a rich, beautiful recent Ivy League graduate and product of the campus hook up culture and frat basement pong tournaments, doesn't believe in love or marriage. She does believe in babies and wants one soon so her tummy can bounce back and she can still wear a bikini. The problem is she needs a sperm donor who passes muster. Enter Brandon, who's got the right stats but the wrong attitude. Brandon has enough on his plate already and lives with brother Doug, the infamous "De-Fenestrator" who just fell in love with Katerina, the hooker from the Ukraine. Cabbage soup, a rare baseball card and a lizard named Pogo all play a part in this romantic comedy for cynical times.
Praise
Jared Michael Delaney & Brittany Proia in Mad Love at the New Jersey Repertory Theater
Photo credit: SuzAnne Barabas
Audiences will fall for this new contemporary comedy.
-Broadway World, October 2016
Contemporary, edgy, funny
- Let's Go To The Theater, October 2016
Mad Love is crazy good.
- The Link News, October 2016
A terrific cast... undoubtedly one of the best ensembles to ever tread the Long Branch boards.
- NJ Footlights, November 2016
It's hard not to fall for this smart romantic comedy
- Star Ledger, October 2016
Lotsa Love for Mad Love
- Scene on Stage, October 2016
Leaves the audience with a much-needed ray of hope
- Asbury Park Press, October 2016
Northern Stage miraculously combines exacting professionalism with inspired creativity--a perfect environment for a playwright developing a new play.
Alex Trow & Graham Techler in Mad Love at the New Jersey Repertory Theater
Photo credit: SuzAnne Barabas