"Linda Manning proves mighty onstage in Perfect Love...." TheaterPizzazz.com
“Nothing is off limits here as she explores love, lust, desire, betrayal, and brutality. She relishes in the telling of her tale. Her words are courageous and her performance is revelatory and joyous to watch..” TheatreReview.NYC
"This world is full with brave and honest performances, but not quite like this, It was the sheer force of her work, her truth-telling, her deep dive into the known and not knowing how she might resurface that made us feel all the things we need to feel." Director Maureen Payne-Hahner
Perfect Love (solo show)
Directed by Obie, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award winner Gretchen Cryer
Original Music by Jono Hill
Produced at the Cherry Lane Theatre - May 6-22, 2022
Presented by Poor Mouth Theatre Co. - November 2019
Presented by Dixon Place - April 2019
Official Selection - United Solo Festival in NYC 2018
Dramatists Guild Essays --
Why I'm Like This: Developing My Solo Show
Tell Your Story: Performing, Producing and Promoting my Solo Show
What people are saying about
Perfect Love:
"I was completely immersed!!"
"Wonderful writing and beautifully performed. When you screamed 'Mom,' I froze!"
"I loved the shifts between young you, adolescent you, and grown up you."
"Very powerful. And so honest. Really amazing!"
"You knocked me flat and lifted me back up!!!"
"Perfect Love is fabulous. So witty and raw and poignant !"
"Linda’s solo show is courageous, honest, raw, and full of heart."
"This piece was brilliantly conceived and portrayed. honest, insightful, humorous, compelling, poignant, riveting. Every moment was completely real and raw."
"Linda Manning’s Perfect Love is seamlessly told and beautifully performed. The truth laid bare without a single false moment. A triumph of the human spirit and a riveting night of theatre. My only regret is that we didn’t do more shows because we sold out every night and could have sold many more."
Don Creedon - Artistic Director of Poor Mouth Theatre Company
"Manning skillfully performs various stages from her life, embodying uncertainty, amusement, catharsis, and ultimately, strength. Her daring personal journey provides an inspiring and empowering model for anyone seeking to understand how early experiences impact our current behaviors and obsessions."
Mark Hayes - Artistic Associate at Dixon Place