Crim is so clever in her utilization of dialogue that she's able to establish everything without ever seeming expository: setting, time, circumstances, conflict. She has the story progress through action on the part of the characters: this is talent. She's not afraid to let her characters seem foolish, another rarity. Many will make much of the ideas revolving around newfound intimacy for those well into middle-age, but plenty is due to the elegance of Crim's writing, technically and artistically. Crim makes a note about a third character, also successful with its fauna, flora, et al. A comic, hopelessly romantic two-hander.

The Islanders was one of five finalists that received readings during our annual New Year/New Plays Festival in January of 2023. It is a beautiful, funny, and ultimately moving piece about loneliness, resolve, and the vulnerability required for human connection. It's also a rare play about finding that connection after "a certain age" which makes it warm, wonderful, and all too urgent.

A moving look at connection and mental health as two people find each other, having their worlds changed by this newfound intimacy. Well done.