No More Sad Things
by Hansol Jung
Synopsis
A girl catches a last-minute flight to Maui.
A boy finds girl on the shores of Ka’anapali.
Something strange and something familiar pulls them closer.
They have sex on the beach.
They are surprised.
They spend the week together.
But eventually girl catches the flight back home to Akron, Ohio.
The girl is thirty-two.
The boy is fifteen.
Press Reviews
"No More Sad Things is a beguiling, winningly acted fable about the kind of week-long acquaintance that can change the trajectory of your life."
— Time Out Chicago
"A smart, poignant and often funny play that sets you up to watch a typically post-modern, woman-centered romantic comedy, only then to subvert and satirize many of the elements of that genre."
— Chicago Tribune
"This well-crafted tale of an improbable yet somehow inevitable relationship is a gorgeous piece of theatre... Jung indeed is a master of blending, with the past and the present, the real and the theatrical, the idiosyncratically comedic and the deeply sad all weaving seamlessly into one story."
— Splash Magazine
"Hilarious and tender... the language Jung gives [Jessiee] is charming, surprising, and occasionally quite beautiful."
— The Stranger
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Kahekili Male, 15 years old. A Hawaiian waterman. |
Guidebook A guide through things. |
Jessiee Female, 32 years old. |
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Boise Contemporary Theatre's trailer for No More Sad Things
Publication
No More Sad Things is a comedy play written by Hansol Jung and published by Samuel French (2017).
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Samuel French · 2017 · 56 pp
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