Desc: Affairs of the Heart: A Monologue Series: Directed by Meredith DiPaolo Stephens. With Sarah Nicole Dipaolo, Kasha Ely, L.M. Kirwan, Bobby Liggett. Affairs of the Heart is an original, collaborative monologue project involving 11 North Carolina playwrights writing on a common theme: infidelity. Love, lust, grief, desire, revenge, and betrayal; are affairs of the heart. Each character tells their own story, revealing unexpected connections and discoveries.