For Katherine and Stanley, a quick trip to Washington DC for Stanley to accept a prestigious literary award is interrupted by the presence of Pamela, an alluring and intelligent young devotee whom he had just met on the plane into town. Pamela’s world view manifests Stanley's unstated philosophical writings in all too human form. Flirtatious banter quickly escalates into a serious challenge to his marriage, his carefully constructed life, and the philosophical foundation of his being. Brutal truth overwhelms fragile, barely whispered hope in this arresting play that exposes love, marriage and contentment to blinding scrutiny.

So Many Words premiered at South Coast Repertory Theatre in 1993, where it garnered two awards from the L.A. Drama Critics Circle – one for best writing and the other for best play to receive its world premiere in Los Angeles or Orange counties (the Ted Schmitt Award).