You think you got problems? Problems — by the hundreds — flood Philadelphia advice columnist and playwright R. Eric Thomas’ inbox:
·What about the niece who scheduled her wedding for the same day as her grandmother’s 100th birthday?
Would shopping at a different grocery store help the married person crushing on a supermarket clerk?
·How can a 60-year-old man with FOMD (Fear of Missing Daddyhood) attract a younger woman to marry him so he can be a father?
Resolving life’s complicated questions at the rate of three a day, seven days a week, requires a daunting measure of chutzpah, humility and energy, along with lots of fast keyboard work. Really, it’s a wonder that Thomas had any capacity whatsoever for workshopping “Glitter in the Glass,” his play running May 29 through June 15 at Theatre Exile.
Last year, the Tribune Content Agency tapped Thomas to replace retiring syndicated advice columnist Amy Dickinson (“Ask Amy”). In “Asking Eric,” Thomas now dispenses his wisdom answering questions in more than 100 publications, including the Washington Post.
But with less than a year on the job and a play on the way, Thomas is already grappling with just how difficult some questions are to answer.
