In “One-Pot Wonders,” Jennifer Persechino explores the bittersweet choices aging couples inevitably confront—loneliness, illness, and mortality. The play presents the difficult Cathleen and patient Ed as their marriage fractures and Cathleen navigates the tricky territory of not wanting to ask her daughter for support but needing it. With memorable stage action and dialog as quick as ping pong, the mood shifts from comedy to tragedy masterfully. Plum roles for older actors. Highly recommended.

Persechino creates a complex family world with honesty and sensitivity. A deceptively simple play, Backfill is a wonderful actor's vehicle that generates an intimacy that will appeal to a wide audience. Pereschino fiercely tackles a tough situation and leaves the audience with satisfaction and hope.

A marriage of convenience is turned upside down when Ed decides that convenience is not enough anymore. As you age and you know the clock is ticking, what happens if you want more from your later years? As Ed digs in sure of his needs, Cathleen is left terrified of being alone. Her knee-jerk reaction to find another man for company is a reminder of a generation of women brought up to do that. But Persechino realizes what her characters truly need and she provides an ending that strikes the right chords for everyone. Truths and sweetnesses permeate the play.