Read this before premiere in Minneapolis. Wow! Extremely smart writing. From pacing to structure to dialogue this play nails it. Sentimental and funny but overall an intense and heartbreaking story. In the theatre, the audience was so engaged. You could hear everyone’s gasps and tense breath. While being quite unique and specific of a story, it’s built on sturdy bones. Reminds me a lot of Moonlight. And maybe a reference to A Doll’s House after seeing the one characters name and story.

A funny, tender two hander for two female leads of color. Meghjee deftly weaves back and forth through time, from childhood, adolescence to young adulthood, as her characters explore what it means to be a Muslim, a female, a lover, a mother -- a human -- a human with duty and responsibilities to ourselves as well as to those we love.

The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced Maybe You Could Love Me as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were specifically impressed with the nuance the playwright brings to her characters, which lends depth to the script’s central themes of love, acceptance, and identity. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.