Hate Mail

Hate Mail by Kira Obolensky, Bill Corbett

(16)
Productions (162)
Comedy
|
80 - 95 minutes
1 W, 1 M, 
Content Notes: Adult language and content
Set: Minimal

When Preston writes a furious letter to a store demanding a refund for a broken snow globe, he gets assistant manager Dahlia fired - and finds a vengeful epistolary match. In this wickedly funny alternative to Love Letters, the two embark on an epic, often acrimonious correspondence as their lives intertwine. Whether Preston and Dahlia are joining cults, having breakdowns, shipping each other deceased lizards, or falling in love, Hate Mail is a two-person comedy full of surprises at every turn.

Pricing Information

Min. Performance Fee* $85
Standard Edition $13.99
Stage Manager Edition $24.99
Archival Video License $150

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Play Details

When Preston writes a furious letter to a store demanding a refund for a broken snow globe, he gets assistant manager Dahlia fired - and finds a vengeful epistolary match. In this wickedly funny alternative to Love Letters, the two embark on an epic, often acrimonious correspondence as their lives intertwine. Whether Preston and Dahlia are joining cults, having breakdowns, shipping each other deceased lizards, or falling in love, Hate Mail is a two-person comedy full of surprises at every turn.

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 80 - 95 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
  • Content Notes: Adult language and content
  • Set: Minimal
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-62384-049-5

Published Reviews

"Corbett and Obolensky drip sardonic, hilarious acid from their pens, picking apart their characters with enviously articulate and explosively funny letter-grenades."

Twin Cities Reader

"The real danger in making a comedy with a format like Hate Mail is that if the script isn't written well enough, it could easily turn into some cheesy spoof of Love Letters, or 84 Charing Cross Road or any of a few other epistolary plays. Corbett and Obolensky have gracefully avoided this fate in a script that makes numerous clever brushes with social satire that provide a profoundly interesting look into the heart of the human communication."

Russ Bickerstaff, onmilwaukee.com

"The script is clever, the pacing is crisp and the acting superb."

Julie McHale, Waukesha Freeman

"Playwrights Bill Corbett and Kira Obolensky may have written the snappy, savagely satirical epistolary Hate Mail by snail mail and fax, but the anti-love story delivers laughs with the speed of a flaming e-mail... Corbett and Obolensky drip sardonic, hilarious acid from their pens, picking apart their characters with enviously articulate and explosively funny letter-grenades."

Twin Cities Reader

"Extremely humorous and literate script...I laughed so much it hurt."

Ventura County Reporter (California)

Production History

MAY 09, 2025 - MAY 10, 2025
Community Players, Inc
Sulphur Springs, TX United States
Community Players, IncSulphur Springs, TX United States
APR 11, 2025 - APR 12, 2025
Community Players, Inc
Sulphur Springs, TX United States
Community Players, IncSulphur Springs, TX United States
FEB 14, 2025 - FEB 14, 2025
Onward Yankton/Dakota Theatre
Yankton, SD United States
Onward Yankton/Dakota TheatreYankton, SD United States
DEC 01, 2024 - DEC 01, 2025
Personal
Singapore, Singapore
PersonalSingapore, Singapore
OCT 18, 2024 - MAY 09, 2025
Old Fort Players
Fort Madison, IA United States
Old Fort PlayersFort Madison, IA United States
SEP 06, 2024 - SEP 07, 2024
Wisconsin Rapids Community Theatre
Wisconsin Rapids, WI United States
Wisconsin Rapids Community TheatreWisconsin Rapids, WI United States
AUG 16, 2024 - AUG 17, 2024
FunVenture, LLC
Eustis, FL United States
FunVenture, LLCEustis, FL United States
MAR 08, 2024 - MAR 17, 2024
FIREHOUSE COMMUNITY THEATRE
LABELLE, FL United States
FIREHOUSE COMMUNITY THEATRELABELLE, FL United States
OCT 01, 2023 - OCT 01, 2023
Riverfront Playhouse
Redding, CA United States
Riverfront PlayhouseRedding, CA United States
SEP 14, 2023 - SEP 30, 2023
Riverfront Playhouse
Redding, CA United States
Riverfront PlayhouseRedding, CA United States
1 of 17
MAY 09, 2025 - MAY 10, 2025
Community Players, Inc
Sulphur Springs, TX United States
Community Players, IncSulphur Springs, TX United States
DEC 31, 2020 - JAN 03, 2021
Tipping Point Theatre
Northville, MI United States
Tipping Point TheatreNorthville, MI United States
FEB 10, 2014 - FEB 10, 2014
1812 Productions
Philadelphia, PA United States
1812 ProductionsPhiladelphia, PA United States
AUG 02, 2013 - AUG 17, 2013
Pegasus Theatre
Dallas, TX United States
Pegasus TheatreDallas, TX United States
JAN 18, 2013 - FEB 24, 2013
North Country Center For The Arts
Lincoln, NH United States
North Country Center For The ArtsLincoln, NH United States
AUG 02, 2012 - AUG 12, 2012
Clinton Area Showboat Theatre
Clinton, IA United States
Clinton Area Showboat TheatreClinton, IA United States
FEB 15, 2011 - FEB 15, 2011
Monday Morning Productions
Rutherford, NJ United States
Monday Morning ProductionsRutherford, NJ United States
FEB 11, 2011 - FEB 11, 2011
Monday Morning Productions
Dallas, PA United States
Monday Morning ProductionsDallas, PA United States
SEP 01, 2010 - SEP 01, 2010
Monday Morning Productions
Loretto, PA United States
Monday Morning ProductionsLoretto, PA United States
APR 30, 2010 - APR 30, 2010
Compagnia Dei Demoni
TURIN, Italy
Compagnia Dei DemoniTURIN, Italy
MAR 16, 2010 - APR 02, 2010
The Cardinal Group Productions
New York, NY United States
The Cardinal Group ProductionsNew York, NY United States
1 of 3

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