Eddie is hopelessly in love with his best friend, Wendy, who, unaware of his interest, is infatuated with another guy. Luke and Roxanne have the perfect relationship—they communicate, give each other space, are never jealous. But Roxanne is about to graduate and go to Fordham, leaving Luke, a junior, behind—the one subject they avoid. Randy and Charlotte’s relationship is tempestuously opposite—jealousy, mistrust, poor communication. And on the side, Randy is seeing Laura, Charlotte’s best friend. Last year, Laura broke up with George, Randy’s close friend. George hasn’t ever really recovered and still hopes desperately that she will come back to him. In its own comic fashion, Love (Awkwardly) follows these eight juniors and seniors through wonderful, painful, exhilarating moments and emotions that are adult in magnitude but cramped by the confines of high school.
Production History
The play premiered on June 25, 2009 at Union Catholic as a summer show. Subsequently, it was produced Off-Off Broadway at Manhattan Theater Source in November 2009 and January 2010.
CAST: Bobby Dyckman, Greg Gedman, Arielle Gonzalez, Conor McDonough, Samantha Mellina, Taziana Molinaro, Jordan Morrisey, & Justine Mujica
A revival of the show was presented at Union Catholic in the Summer of 2013. That July, it was transferred to NYC again, this time at Manhattan Repertory Theater.
CAST: Sally Beriont, Kyle Borowski, Kate Carolan, Adrien Cortizo, Emily Dzioba, Danielle Gruskiewicz, Patrick Napurano, & Brandon Rotondo