By A.R. Gurney

Director - Sue Beukema


~~ Performances ~~
DATE
DOORS OPEN
SHOWTIME
Feb 14
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
Feb 15
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
Feb 16
1:30 PM
2:00 PM (Matinee)
Feb 21
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
Feb 22
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
Feb 23
1:30 PM
2:00 PM (Matinee)

Benefactor, Patron, Season and General Admission tickets will go on sale February 10, and are $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for youth.
The box office is staffed weekdays, starting 
February 10, from 12:00 - 1:00 PM and 6:30 - 7:30 PM, and one hour before each performance.   For reservations, call our Box Office at 641-792-1230.
You are welcome to leave a message with your ticket request and phone number and the staff will reserve your tickets and call you back with confirmation.


When Andrew Makepeace Ladd III accepts an invitation to Melissa Gardner’s birthday party, and Melissa writes a thank-you note to ask just why he got her “The Lost Princess of Oz” (answer: she looks like a lost princess), a romantic friendship and correspondence destined to last for almost half a century is born. Both from affluent, East Coast families -- Melissa has more money, but Andy has better parents -- the friends communicate with each other through angst-ridden boarding school experiences, European adventures, failed marriages, and the ups and downs of career. Over the course of their lives, Andy and Melissa’s relationship goes through many changes, as the sometimes-sweethearts/sometimes-friends go through periods of estrangement, and the intense, clandestine affair which will accelerate Melissa’s emotional breakdown. Despite the painful differences which will ultimately tear them apart, they remain each other’s most trusted confidante, and are “true lovers” on paper, if not on the earth. A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters is a tender, tragi-comic, and nuanced examination of the shared nostalgia, missed opportunities, and deep closeness of two lifelong, complicated friends. While spanning five decades and numerous locations, it is staged simply, with two actors behind desks or sitting in cozy chairs, letting their words describe a world of emotion.




Who's Who in the Cast and Crew

 
Cast
Performance Date Role Actor
Feb 14 Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
Melissa Gardner
Jamie Grout
Lynette Baker
Feb 15 Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
Melissa Gardner
Lonnie Appleby
Tiffini Steele
Feb 16 Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
Melissa Gardner
Brad Magg
Jessica Lowe Vokes
Feb 21 Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
Melissa Gardner
Joel Mills
Melissa Dalton
Feb 22 Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
Melissa Gardner
Travis Padget
Hilary Montalvo
Feb 23 Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
Melissa Gardner
Conor Fudge
Jennifer Earl
Production Staff
Stage Manager TBD
Stage Crew TBD
Props TBD
Lights TBD
Sound TBD
Set Design & Construction TBD
Costumes TBD
Makeup TBD
Hair TBD

Approach

Our goal and our passion has been to work hard, entertain our fans, and just plain have fun. We are excited to be performing weekly and hope to see you soon at a show – take a look at our calendar, or just drop us a line.