![]() She has a terrific sense of humor, but also a boiling over grief which is hard to contain – though she does.” “…And yet for all her shortcomings, Melissa sees the world for what it is – no blinders, which is why perhaps she is able to paint and draw her truth so well. “She transforms from a hopeful, creative, talented, funny young child to a ‘lascivious old broad’ as she puts it in ACT II,” she said. Nicky McDonnell, who plays the role of Melissa Gardner, says she’s actually many characters in one. In this play, we see two very different people who grew up together, went their separate ways, and yet always reconnected. “However, our two actors are married to each other in real life, so I knew the chemistry was there, and it was nice to be able to have them in the same room, at the same table, for our Zoom rehearsals instead of in totally separate places miles apart,” she said.Īs far as audience takeaways, she added: “I would love for our audiences to leave the LTA theater feeling that, even with our differences, we can find compatibility, acceptance, and harmony. My hope is that the audience will observe the characters listening to and reacting to each other – and will understand them.”īecause the rehearsals were held on Zoom, Henry said it was challenging because she bases a lot of her directing on feeling the connections with the actors, as well as their chemistry with each other. “We watch and hear the two characters grow up during the play through what is revealed in those letters. She said this is an unusual play because of the actors reading the letters aloud to the audience. ![]() It’s an intriguing character study, and I love delving into the characters of plays that I direct.” She added: “Through these letters, both characters expose the pitfalls, expectations, and various pressures that they felt as they aged 50 years over the course of the play – pitfalls, expectations, and pressures that we all feel as we journey through life. The two characters are slowly revealed as their personalities emerge from the letters.” ![]() It’s different than other plays because the actors are reading the letters they wrote to each other over the years. Gurney, the show is produced by Nick Friedlander and executive produced by Russell Wyland.Īccording to Director Joanna Henry, “I wanted to direct this play because it’s clever, witty, and realistic. This production is part of Little Theatre’s Fall series, “Small Theatre for Unusual Times.” Tickets are available for free. Taking place over the span of 50 years, the play is a humorous and emotional look at the love letters exchanged between two childhood friends. ![]() After a few months of being shut down due to Covid-19, the Little Theatre of Alexandria is staging an in-person production of “Love Letters” from Sept. ![]()
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