Nora

The new film is in conversation with classic rom-coms by the likes of Nora Ephron, James L. Brooks and Billy Wilder, while also grappling with of-the-moment concerns such as ambition and achievement.

Once Ellie returns from torturing Nora to get Abby's location, Jesse reveals that Tommy is roaming Seattle on his own and recruits Ellie to help find him.

While being tortured, Nora would only say the words "wheel" and "whale," but it was enough for Ellie to figure out that Abby is hiding inside the Seattle Aquarium, which is close to a Ferris wheel.

Hnath works out the puzzle of Nora’s dilemma as though it were a dramatic Rubik’s Cube.

The play found its voice through the Broadway developmental process, and Metcalf’s imprint is unmistakable in the rhythms of Nora’s whirligig monologues and bracing retorts.