''To Fall in Love'' is a 2017 American drama play written by Jennifer Lane that was based on an article she read in the ''

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''. The play premiered at

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in 2017 and won ''Outstanding Drama'' and ''Outstanding Writing''. It was later adapted into a 2023 film that premiered at Heartland International Film Festival.

Production history

Lane was inspired from

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article "To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This".

Accolades

Film adaptation

The play was initially adapted for a feature film in 2018 by Michael Lewis Foster. Foster remade the film in 2023, which went on to screen at Heartland International Film Festival,

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and won awards at

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References

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External links

''To Fall in Love''
at New Play Exchange 2017 plays Plays set in the 21st century American plays adapted into films Two-handers Plays about marriage Fringe theatre