Reasons to Be Happy

Neil LaBute’s contemporary play is at once a romantic, painfully realistic, and remarkably funny story about second chances, the choice to stay or leave, and those small reasons that lead us toward our own happiness.

With plenty of humor, sharp and honest dialogue, and a merciless unveiling of human weaknesses, the play asks key questions:

• How much are we willing to forgive?
• What is true intimacy?
• Can a person be happy when they do not know themselves?

At the heart of the story is a couple who have broken up but have not yet extinguished their feelings for each other. When the former partners meet again, they confront all the unspoken truths, small hurts, and great hopes that continue to hold them together—or drive them apart. At the same time, their best friends find themselves entangled in their own web of desires, jealousy, and insecurity.

Author: Neil LaBute

Translation: Sava Dragunchev

Director: Yavor Borisov

Set Designer: Plamena Boeva

Music: Yan Rumenin

Cast: Stefan Ivanov, Lili Sucheva, Asen Blatechki, Kameliya Khatib

Producers: I AM Studio, Enso Theatre Association

Funded by: The European Union – NextGenerationEU, Contract No. BG-RRB-11.020-0076-C01