​Characters (in order of appearance):

Desmond - written by Jane Lucas, played by Michael Williams
Lydia - written by Judy Dove, played by Kelly Sauvage
Jill - written by Eric Weil, played by Bobbie Liggett
Patrick - written by Shelley Stolaroff, played by John Swain
Esmerelda - written by Larry Bliss, played by Jillian Lynch
Kathy - written by Danielle Fenton, played by Tabitha Wilkins
Noah - written by Nathan Ross Freeman, played by Adrian Dion Quarles
Irene - written by Debra Kaufman, played by Kasha Ely
Joe - written by Carl Grasso, played by David Stair
Blaire - written by Keith Kenel, played by Sarah Nicole DiPaolo
Donald - written by Mike Brannon, played by Larry Kirwan

Affairs of the Heart:
A Monologue Series
​March 5, 2022, 8:00 P.M.

Premiering on the GFT YouTube Channel

​Affairs of the Heart is an original, collaborative monologue project involving 11 North Carolina playwrights writing on a common theme: infidelity. Love, lust, grief, desire, revenge, and betrayal; these are affairs of the heart. Each character tells their own story, revealing unexpected connections and discoveries.​
Recommended Audience: 18 years old and older
​CONTENT WARNING: language, sexual situations, mental abuse, animal cruelty, mental illness, alcohol abuse

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Director - Meredith DiPaolo Stephens
Production Coordinator - Mike Brannon
Submission Readers - Mike Brannon, Clinton Festa, Debra Kaufman, Meredith DiPaolo Stephens, Shelley Stolaroff