Playdate: Bus Stop

by William Inge

May 2021

William Inge’s quiet examination of loneliness and longing introduces us to a mismatched group of passengers “just passing though” the American heartland who find themselves temporarily snowed-in at a roadside diner in the small hours of the night. In the short time we spend with them we witness happy meetings, missed connections, and inevitable heartbreak as these near-strangers search for connection in an increasingly alienating world.