The Way We Get By written by Neil Labute, is a look into human connection in its most vulnerable moments. A guy, a girl and a fly on the wall audience (you). In an hour and a half, we spend a lifetime with Doug and Beth as they navigate the complicated circumstances surrounding their sudden but not unexpected night together. An awkward 4am conversation turns into an intimate exploration of identity and the concept of love.

Played out in real time, Beth and Doug upheave their whole lives, with nothing left unsaid.

The Way We Get By is a truthful romantic comedy, revealing the depth of the connection between these two people as they have no choice but to say everything they have been too scared to say. Negotiating with themselves, each other, and the world how best to proceed with their relationship, re-discovering what is important in life.

This is about people. 2 people who have found themselves on the precipice of changing their lives for better or worse. Doug and Beth have known each other since they were in high school. Their respective feelings for each other remaining a mystery until tonight. We see in just over an our how we are all in some ways reflected in these young people who are trying to find a balance, between what is ‘right’ and what can make them happy.

Performed by

Jesse Donaldson-Jarrett & Rosemary Ochtman

Directed by

Luca Romani