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Performances on Thursday June 11, Friday June 12, Saturday June 13, Wednesday June 17, Thursday, June 18, Friday June 19 and Saturday, June 20 at 8:00 PM; Sunday June 14 and Saturday June 20 at 2:00 PM
"A table, two chairs and a pair of actors reading from scripts on an otherwise bare stage sounds like one notch up from a radio play. But A.R. Gurney's deceptively simple epistolary two-hander, Love Letters, is that rare work whose emotional richness requires no embellishment in order to become a full-bodied theatrical experience… in the age of texts, tweets and superficial social-media connections, in which handwritten personal correspondence has become a quaint relic of a gentler time, this elegant drama takes on added resonance." ~ Hollywood Reporter
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Love Letters is a unique and imaginative theatre piece comprised of letters exchanged over a lifetime between two people who grew up together, went their separate ways, but continued to share confidences. As the actors read the letters aloud, what is created is an evocative, touching, frequently funny but always telling pair of character studies in which what is implied is as revealing and meaningful as what is actually written down.
"Love Letters is an extraordinary piece. You cannot stage a play more simply than this, and yet it's about everything in life. First love, loss of opportunities, loss of life, loss of love...It's a beautiful play, and all you do is speak it." ~ Brian Dennehy, 2014
Lorraine Kimsa and Michael James Burgess: Thursday June 11 at 8:00 PM and Saturday June 20 (mat).
Judy Gans and Roger Kell: Friday June 12 and Wednesday June 17 at 8:00 PM and Saturday June 20 at 8:00 PM.
Dani Holden and Michael Chodos: Saturday June 13 and Thursday June 18 at 8:00 PM.
Heather Goodall and Alan Washbrook: Sunday June 14 (mat) and Friday June 19 at 8:00 PM.
"… superbly crafted… If one goes back to see the production with alternate couplings, one has the opportunity to appreciate the human capacity for soul intimacy expressed via Gurney’s fine writing… I was thrilled and engaged by continual discovery." ~ blogcritics.org
Details
DATES: June 11 to 14 (Thursday to Sunday) and June 17 to 20 (Wednesday to Saturday)
VIP OPENING: Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 8:00 p.m.
TIMES: Performances begin at 8:00 p.m., except the matinees on June 14 and 20, which begin at 2:00 p.m.
TICKETS: Adults $27.50, Seniors/Students $22 To order tickets call 416.299.5557 or click http://www.stagecentreproductions.com/SCP_SingleTickets.htm
LOCATION: Fairview Public Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Drive, North York, steps away from the Don Mills Subway Station on the Sheppard Line. There is plenty of free parking in the Fairview Mall parking lot. Both wheelchair access and hearing devices are available.
Stage Centre Productions, a full repertory theatre company founded in 1977 and dedicated to presenting a wide cross-section of plays, usually offers five productions each season. This season is the fourth under Artistic Director Michael James Burgess, who brings many years of experience to the company. We now celebrate our 38th season, having opened with Arsenic and Old Lace, followed by 84, Charing Cross Road, Perfect Wedding, Pack of Lies and Harvey, all of which have been well received. Love Letters is a bonus production to round off the season.
We are delighted to announce that subscriptions for Season 39 are selling well. Full details can be found on our website (see below).
The company constructs all the sets, costumes, wigs and properties required for each production at its rehearsal workshop in Scarborough.
For more information about Stage Centre Productions check out our website at http://www.stagecentreproductions.com/SCPframest.html
For further information please contact 416-299-5557
2015-05-22
Toronto: Stage Centre Productions presents "Love Letters" by A.R. Gurney June 11-20