Death and Coffee

Annie provides a lovely story about loss and memory that made me feel a gamut of emotions, and even though she was doing almost all the talking, she really made me feel listened to and drew me into her world.... full review

See It LA ...This piece is beautifully cathartic without causing the audience to feel like a therapist. Lesser didn’t force any emotion nor added any dramatics to merely evoke emotion from the audience - it was simply a conversation that is guided by Lesser’s story. Lesser’s exploration of loss and memories leaves the audience to ponder their own life, but more importantly the lives of those around them... For the full review visit SeeItorSkipItLA.com or click on the “original article” link. ... full review

This is the first time I have gone to a play where the audience was just me. The play is a conversation about the performers relationship with her grandfather, and about his death, and about the way we assume other people are judging us. It takes place in an apartment over a cup of coffee ( or tea). Though it is actually quite short. It doesn't feel it. It feels rich and involving.... full review

What a powerful piece! Annie takes a deeply personal experience -- the death of her grandfather, with whom she had a somewhat strained relationship -- and interprets and re-interprets it to make sense of it. And by her example, she encourages the audience -- you, one-on-one, in a conversation -- to re-interpret your own relationships.... full review