About the Project
In this solo show, Dr. Kenraya Lewis III (Moni Oyedepo) a behavioral psychologist for mitigating solitude (aka – a matchmaker), will set out to enlighten the audience on who amongst them is an unlovable. After years of research, matchmaking and studying the human condition, its all led Dr. Lewis to the clear, profound belief that, “not everyone deserves love.” She firmly believes there are lost causes in our society who are polluting not only the dating pool but society as a whole. She hopes by educating the masses on how to identify an unlovable we can slowly but surely eradicate their existence from our society once and for all.
In this interactive Ted Talk formatted show, Dr. Lewis will present her research, case studies, success stories and cautionary tales on what happens when one procreates with an unlovable, when an unlovable rises to power (re: see White House), unlovable households (re: Roseanne) share her findings on the success rate of unlovable conversion therapy and more. She’s aware this goes against what the love industry promotes but she needs this talk to go perfectly. If she gets strong buy in from the audience tonight her publisher will green light her book deal tomorrow.
This pivot started because the first couple she helped get married, her Golden Couple, recently announced their divorce and Dr. Lewis isn’t taking this news well. She saw a lot of herself in her former client and on a subconscious level also believed love might be on the horizon for herself as well. However, Dr. Lewis now realizes it’s because her client is an unlovable and the relationship was doomed before it began. Dr. Lewis built her entire matchmaking career on helping ‘lost souls’ but she’s now realizing those souls should’ve stayed in the shadows – including herself. She needs the audience to grasp the gravity of this endemic so the world can get this knowledge wherever their books or podcasts are sold.
Through storytelling, touches of talk show interactive segments, speed dating with the audience and pre-recorded voicemails we get glimpses into Dr. Lewis’ world and learn for decades she’s tried to fill the void of her absent father. She’s his affair baby he’s never chosen to acknowledge, so she chose to make a name for herself in the world of love to help people heal the wounds she’s never been able to heal for herself. She’s always believed she did something to deserve being abandoned by her father and has committed her life’s work to figuring it out so that others don’t develop into being unlovable too. With help from the audience and well timed medical breakthroughs, Dr. Lewis accepts all living beings are worthy of love – even the assholes. It’s not that “not everyone deserves love” it’s that "not everyone is ready for love” – especially the hardest version of it – self love. Through empathy and compassion the world can default to being a place of love versus deciding who’s worthy of it.
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