“Love Letters” is a gentle delight with two people on stage reading letters to each other from the time they are children at a birthday party, continuing through their lives with a bond that brings closeness. The A.R. Gurney’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated, emotional, humorous and touching play draws profound feelings from the audience.
The story is woven within letters they send throughout the play, which create a story of the lives of two people. It examines where the relationship goes and how deeply they become involved while hardly meeting or seeing each other during nearly 60 years.
I shall leave the story to unfold for those that attend performances. I feel it is more enjoyable moving through their lives as a surprising journey.
The two characters—Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepiece Ladd lll— are played by six different cast members at different performances. All ticket sales are dedicated to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
Christine Wait and Kevin Heath were Melissa and Andrew the night I reviewed and they played beautifully and touched deeply. Other casts will include Ruth E. Stein, Lance LaShelle, Rosalind Farotte, Tom Hepner, Kae Jenny-Spencer, Steve Spencer, John Varela and Wait.
“Love Letters” should not be missed. It’s an experience that will stay with you.
Where: Gilroy Center for the Arts, 7341 Monterey St., Gilroy
Tickets: $20 all ticket sales go to MJFF and are tax deductible
Performances: Weekends through Aug. 16
For more information, call (408) 472-3292 or visit LimelightActorsTheater.com.
Bring your dinner and wine, (corkage fee). Dinner can also be ordered from the Milias Restaurant from the “Limelight Theater to Go Menu,” with 15 percent to Parkinson’s Research. Make reservations. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with an 8 p.m. curtain. For matinees, doors open at 1 p.m. with a 2 p.m. curtain.
