WITH THIS RING
Written by Joe Simonelli
Run Time: 1hr 30 min
Cast: 2 Women, 2 Men and up.
Set Requirements: Unit Set
Genre: Dramatic Comedy
4 couples, 4 stories, one wedding ring!
Written with Valentine’s Day in mind, With This Ring follows the journey of a single wedding band as it passes through five generations – witnessing love in all its messy, meaningful forms. From an Irish immigrant couple in the early 1900s to a 1960s newlywed inscription, an ’80s divorce debate, and a 2007 wedding with an unexpected visitor, this heartfelt dramatic comedy offers four interconnected vignettes filled with humor, tenderness, and timeless questions about commitment, connection, and the stories we pass on.
Reviews
“With This Ring is a must see! Simonelli writes dialogue in a visceral style reminiscent of Mamet and Chayefsky. A riveting evening at the theatre. Go see it now!
Joe Franklin – Bloomberg Radio
“Four couples. Four stories. One apartment. One wedding ring. One hundred years. With This Ring deals with something very common – a piece of metal shaped in a circle -that means one thing and so many different things to different people. The play offers human touches and the production I saw ripples with them.”
Warren Gerdes – Critic at Large
Past Productions
First Ave. Playhouse NJ 2008 (Premiere)
Grange Playhouse NJ 2010
Traco Theatre NJ 2011
Manhattan Rep Theatre NYC 2012
Full Cup Theatre NYC 2013
Broadway Heights Ohio 2014
Spotlight Theatre MI 2015
Unitarian Stage NYC 2016
Brook Arts Center NJ 2017
Little Victory Theatre NYC 2017
Old Church Theatre VT 2018
Greenbay Comm Theatre WI 2019
Charlotte Players FL 2020
Marco Players FL 2021
Alton Little Theatre IL 2022
First Avenue Playhouse NJ 2022
Clarkston Village Players MI 2023
Lemon Bay Playhouse FL 2025
