Synopsis

I and You Summary

I and You on the cover of American Theatre Isolated due to a life-threatening illness, Caroline hasn’t been to school in months. Confined to her room, she relies on Instagram, Facebook, and a stuffed turtle for company. That is until classmate Anthony bursts in – unexpectedly and bearing waffle fries, some Walt Whitman poetry, and a literature project due the next day. He’s enthusiastic, athletic, and charming in a nerdy sort of way, but Caroline is wary. Still, an unlikely friendship develops as a run of the mill homework assignment reveals the pair’s hopes and dreams. They come to realize that Whitman’s sense of interconnectedness means more to their lives than they could have imagined. This sharp, funny, and tenderhearted play won the Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award in 2014.