Loneliness without friends — an adult reality. Many discover: close friends are essentially gone. The old ones went into families and work, making new ones — it's not very clear how. Chitacle offers a first support: a conversation through a play with a living person.
Where an adult's friends go
- Into families and children. Free evenings evaporate.
- Into a career. Energy for friendship doesn't remain.
- Across cities and countries. Friendship shifts to correspondence.
- Into their own circles. Shared interests diverge.
- Into silence. Many simply stop calling.
And here you are at forty with the awareness: there are few close people nearby, and making new ones is a separate task nobody taught.
Why it's hard to make friends as an adult
Friendship requires regularity, a shared context, and time. All of this is expensive. That's why most adults limit themselves to "acquaintance relations" — and don't acquire full friends ever again.
Courses and clubs rarely help: shared activity doesn't make people friends. A different type of contact is needed — a conversation.
What Chitacle offers
Chitacle isn't "find a friend." It's a format of live conversation with a stranger. And precisely from such conversations, friendships sometimes grow — real ones, not on regular meetings, but on one memorable meeting.
On Chitacle you can meet a person of the opposite sex — that's a date format. You can invite an acquaintance and read a play with them — that's the format of a "new evening with an old friend." You can go regularly and gradually find "your people."
How Chitacle is useful in the search for close people
- Low cost of entry. Your first meeting is on us.
- No risk. Didn't like it — don't come back.
- Substantive conversation. The play gives a topic.
- Memory. An hour of reading is remembered better than ten lunches.
- You can come back. Chitacle can be used again and again.
Frequently asked questions
What is Chitacle?
An online theater for two: two people read an original play by roles over video call, right in the browser. 200+ original plays and monoplays — freely distributed under CC BY 4.0. Interface in five languages.
How do I get the play text as a file?
Write to chitacle.online@gmail.com with the play's title — we'll send you the file. You learn the title during your meeting in the theater.
On what terms can I use Chitacle plays?
All plays are freely distributed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0), perpetually and worldwide, with no rights claims. The only requirement — attribution to the author (Chitacle) and links to our resources.
Can I invite viewers to the meeting?
Yes, in all formats except instant matching. The viewer joins via a personal link. The same works for online supervision: a teacher, psychologist, or coach joins the student's or client's session as a viewer.
What languages does the interface support?
The Chitacle interface is in five languages: Русский · English · Español · العربية · 中文. The play repertoire is being translated and continues to grow.
How much does it cost?
Your first meeting is on us. After that — by individual meetings or a monthly subscription.
Legal side — Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license.
Chitacle plays are freely distributed perpetually and worldwide, with no rights claims. You may copy, distribute, perform on stage, create derivative works, and use commercially. The only condition — attribution to the author (Chitacle) and links to our resources.
Your first meeting is on us
Head to the Dressing Room at play-read.online and check the "I want to be invited" box.
Your first meeting is on us.
Enter the theaterChitacle now speaks five languages — Русский · English · Español · العربية · 中文.
We did it quietly, but properly.