The Listener - Softcover

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Beth is a crisis helpline volunteer, who gets on the phone every night to field calls from people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. The play follows her through her shift, as the stakes rise: is this the night she will lose someone? Save someone? Eventually, her own story comes to light, revealing why she does it.

Praise for the film version of THE LISTENER:

“Takes on a pandemic many Americans experienced and continue tomorrow even post-quarantine: loneliness. Rife with compassion.” —Lisa Kennedy, The New York Times

“A testament to the power of empathy and connection.” —Valerie Kalfrin, Alliance of Women Film Journalists

“Hypnotic … trenchant melancholy and often poetic rumination on human resilience despite the odds.” —Nicholas Bell, Ioncinema

“Sensitive, subtle, and restrained.” —Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com

“A character drama so quiet it cuts through the noise.” —Christian Blauvelt, Indiewire

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