VILLAGE THEATRE GUILD PRESENTS
A SUMMER STUDIO PRODUCTION
Love Letters
by: A.R. Gurney
August 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 8:00 PM
directed by Chris Bruzzini
produced by Tony Farruggio
A.R. Gurney's Love Letters chronicles the relationship between a man and a woman solely through their correspondence. The play tells the story of Andrew Makepeace Ladd and Melissa Gardner, whose poignantly funny friendship and ill-fated romance takes them from second grade through adolescence, maturity, and into middle age.
The audience follows the lifelong correspondence of the staid, dutiful lawyer Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and the lively, unstable artist Melissa Gardner. The story of their bittersweet relationship gradually unfolds from what is written - and what is left unsaid - in their letters. The words are both funny and moving. The audience comes to know both of them intimately – from their strict WASP upbringing, through later life political aspirations, love affairs, military service and artistic ambitions.
Each performance in this VTG production will present a different pair of actors in the roles of Andy and Melissa:
Friday, Aug. 6: Christopher Williams and Jen Shatswell
Saturday Aug. 7: Charles Bernstein and Dianne Wawrzyniak
Friday, Aug. 13: Tony Farruggio and Lisa Crank
Saturday, Aug. 14: Peter Lemongelli and Carla Mutone
"Welcome to Glen Ellyn" website
produces video about the Village Theatre Guild
Link to Part 1
Link to Part 2
