The Woolgatherer

Set in South Philadelphia, Mastrosimone’s debut work is about an unlikely couple of half-crazy loners looking for love in a world gone mad. Rose, a shy cashier prone to daydreaming, meets Cliff, a rough-edge trucker with a solitary life. These two lonely souls are drawn to each other despite their mutual fear of commitment. As the skeletons in their closets are revealed, they somehow manage to find comfort in each others’ uniqueness.

"A touching duet that travels from defensiveness and distrust, parrying and deception, to real contact!" — The New York Times