sh uler . ▁ ▁Alt sh uler ' s ▁first ▁published ▁work , ▁the ▁play ▁premi è red ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Edinburgh ▁Festival ▁Fr inge . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁The ▁play ▁focus es ▁on ▁Con nor ▁and ▁Hann ah , ▁two ▁te en agers ▁who ▁bra inst orm ▁with ▁their ▁best ▁friends , ▁Stan ▁and ▁Charlotte , ▁ways ▁to ▁s edu ce ▁the ▁other ▁on ▁a ▁first ▁date . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁is ▁a ▁com edic ▁expl oration ▁of ▁the ▁complicated ▁world ▁of ▁te en age ▁friend ships , ▁love , ▁and ▁friend ▁zones . ▁ ▁The ▁one - act ▁play ▁is ▁set ▁on ▁a ▁single ▁so fa ▁and ▁parallel ▁dialog s ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁first ▁date ▁and ▁a ▁first ▁kiss . ▁ ▁Using ▁three ▁dialog s ▁( one ▁dialog ▁occurr ing ▁during ▁the ▁date , ▁and ▁one ▁between ▁the ▁boy friend ▁and ▁his ▁best ▁friend , ▁and ▁one ▁dialog ▁with ▁the ▁girl friend ▁and ▁her ▁best ▁friend ), ▁the ▁play ▁progress es ▁from ▁planning ▁to ▁the ▁actual ▁date . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁Con nor : ▁A ▁te en age ▁boy ▁strateg izing ▁how ▁to ▁land ▁the ▁first ▁kiss ▁during ▁his ▁first ▁date ▁with ▁Hann ah ▁Hann ah : ▁A ▁te en age ▁girl ▁cont empl ating ▁her ▁own ▁moves ▁in ▁case ▁Con nor ▁doesn ' t ▁kiss ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁date ▁with ▁Con ner ▁Stan : ▁Con nor ’ s ▁best ▁friend ▁and ▁provider ▁of ▁advice ▁to ▁Con nor ▁Charlotte : ▁Hann ah ’ s ▁best ▁friend