• Age: 15 to 18
• Grade: 10 to 12

Ten years ago, Laura was a student in Alan Wells' English class. She was uncharacteristically smart for a fifteen-year-old--perceptive and vulnerable--a dream for a flailing teacher. Now, at twenty-five, Laura has written her first novel. She's called it Dear Mr. Wells, and Alan is the first person she wants to read it. Weaving seamlessly from present to past, Lo (or Dear Mr. Wells) burrows in the grey areas of consent. A coming-of-age story, a love story, a vindication, Lo (or Dear Mr. Wells) examines a formative relationship that both corrupts and liberates.

Rose Napoli is a Toronto-based playwright and actress. She is a two-time participant in the Banff/Citadel Professional Theatre Program and has worked in theatres across the country. Selected acting credits include: Juliet in Romeo & Juliet (Citadel Theatre, St. Lawrence Shakespeare Capital Critics Nomination), Jamie in The Incredible Speediness of Jamie Cavanaugh (Roseneath Theatre), Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Canadian Stage, Citadel Theatre), The Fan (Odyssey Theatre -- Rideau Nomination).

As a playwright, Rose debuted her first play, Oregano, at the Storefront Theatre in 2015. She has been a member of playwright units at Nightwood Theatre, Thousand Islands Playhouse, and Tarragon Theatre. Her plays include: Ten Creative Ways to Dispose of your Cremains, Lo (or Dear Mr. Wells), and Shrew (A Big Fat Italian Comedy Inspired by William Shakespeare).

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"Napoli sets up an impressive, two-sided dramatic irony here. As the audience, we see and empathize with the misperceptions of both parties...feels so real that some moments were a bit excruciating to sit through." - Globe and Mail

"...there is rarely this level of nuance in the narrative of sexual assault." - Mooney on Theatre

"Rose Napoli's drama about a young woman's affair with her teacher offers up complex characters and a painfully believable journey." - NOW Magazine

"Napoli's skill as a wordsmith shines" - Toronto Star