Mouth to Mouth

Synopsis

A house and a restaurant

Frank stands at the edge of the living room, the evening light casting long shadows through the windows, reflecting the heavy, unspoken truths in the air. Frank, a writer grappling with terminal illness, becomes the linchpin around which the lives of his friends and family spiral into a chaotic dance of revelation and concealment.

As Frank’s health deteriorates, his sharp wit and candid observations pierce through the veneer of social niceties, forcing the characters to confront their own truths. The play’s structure, with its intense, closely-knit scenes, creates a claustrophobic atmosphere where the characters’ interactions become increasingly fraught with tension and vulnerability. Elyot’s masterful dialogue weaves humor and pathos, capturing the complexities of human connections and the bittersweet nature of life and death.