The following description comes from the event organizer.

Online video release and watch party of Theater of Possibility's acclaimed production of Love Letters – A True-Ly Short Epistolary Romance, a musical play by and about autistic nonspeakers.  

Two autistic nonspeakers fall in love over email only to struggle with sensory realities when they meet in person.  Love Letters is a universal story of first love -  found and lost – and of expectations not matching reality. 

Playwright Sofia Ghassaei is a Seattle-based, young adult, award-winning poet and autistic minimal speaker.  Due to apraxia, she has difficulty controlling her speech and body movements, and communicates by pointing to letters on a letter board, one letter at a time.  Ghassaei's poetic script is augmented with songs from other speller across the US and Canada.  

 "More than any other show I've seen this year - this production reminded me of the magic theater possesses to show us the possibility we all have if given a chance," wrote Kathy Hsieh, audience member and theater artist.

"Such a creative, smart, funny, profound, beautiful play.  The performances were remarkable.  The music, simply perfect –an outstanding production!!!,” wrote Karen Z, audience member.

 “I would see it again in a heartbeat,” spelled audience member Stephen S, who is autistic.  “I noticed how so many people saw me,” spelled Sam R, another nonspeaker.

The video release will premiere with an online watch party: Sunday Sept 10, 3 PM PT / 6 PM E, followed by live panel with the playwright and contributing lyricists. Go to www.Tinyurl.com/LoveLettersWatchParty or YouTube @theaterofpossibility (under "Live" events.)  Following the live premiere, the video will be available for viewing on demand on YouTube @Theaterof Possibility.  There will be both a live version (with the panel) and a video only verison.  

Running time: 68 minutes (plus the live panel)