How Long Is “Playing by Heart”?

Hannah and Paul's long and seemingly comfortable marriage is threatened by surprises from within and without. Meredith is a staunchly single, passionately serious theatre director whose determination to avoid romantic complications is challenged by the funny and tenacious Trent. Meanwhile, the lonely Hugh hangs out at bars recounting sad stories of tragic love to total strangers under the influence. Somehow, every time Hugh opens his mouth, the circumstances of his blues become more and more imaginative. Elsewhere, we meet Mark, a man with only a few days left to live. Gracie and Roger are a couple who find companionship and sexual diversion in a clandestine affair in a high-rise hotel room where reality is checked at the door. Youngest of all, Joan and Keenan are two single people losing themselves in the L.A club scene, daring to hope for love in an era that has intensified the search with new obstacles. Over the course of eight days and nights, each of these men and women will impact each other's lives and thoughts about love in very unexpected ways….