How Should A Conversation Be?

written by Malena Pennycook
directed by Dan Hasse
starring Nancy Ma, Malena Pennycook, and Caitlin Cobb-Vialet

About the Play
Terry and Kati live in Denver. It was love from the moment they met at Very Gay Beans Cafe. The trouble is
Five years have passed
Now ten
Now fifteen
and time just keeps moving faster and faster.
When a tragedy takes place several miles from their home, Terry and Kati are forced to slow down and ask each other, how should a conversation be? That is, how can we establish a profound connection, which feels distinctly available after an act of violence, in our day to day?

Development History

Yale Drama Prize Finalist, 2025
Workshop, STAGES, 2025
Production, University of Washington, 2024
Workshop, Playwrights Realm, 2024
Workshop, Playwrights Center, 2024
Reading, University of Texas, 2023
O’Neill NPC Finalist, 2024
Princess Grace Finalist, 2024
Workshop, Playwrights Center, 2024
Reading, University of Texas, 2023
O’Neill NPC Finalist, 2024
Princess Grace Finalist, 2024