Theatre on Main invites you to join them for a very special Valentine’s treat, A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters”.  Starring in this emotionally riveting Pulitzer Prize for Drama nominated play is Carl Liden as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, and local playwright, Lisa Rowe, author of Psych, as Melissa Gardner.  Both born to wealth and position, they become childhood friends whose correspondence begins with birthday party thank you notes and summer camp postcards, and continues throughout their multi-faceted lives.  Melissa, who hates writing letters, is portrayed as rich and spoiled, with a private nurse and private schools, artistic, certainly lascivious, divorced, eventually alcoholic, bi-polar, and suicidal.  Andy Ladd is square, destined for Yale, a naval officer, a lawyer, and a U.S. Senator, and says that “writing letters is what he loves most”.  Using the epistolary form sometimes found in novels, they sit side by side at tables and read the notes, letters and cards - in which over nearly 50 years, they discuss their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats - that have passed between them throughout their separated lives.  In his preface to Love Letters, A. R. Gurney suggests that his emphasis in this play on the importance of writing is more than coincidental.  Love Letters is a very powerful play that is sure to stir emotions and touch your heart!

Showing for a limited time only, “Love Letters” is being performed February 3-4, 10-12, 2012 and a special performance on Valentine’s day, February 14^th!  Friday, Saturday performances, and Valentine’s day are at 7:30pm; Sunday, February 12^th at 2:00pm.  Theatre on Main is located at 25 South Main Street, Oconomowoc, WI.  Tickets are $14 for adults and $12 for seniors and students.  Tickets are available for purchase by calling the Box Office at 262-560-0564, at Books & Company and the Fox Bros. Oconomowoc Piggly Wiggly.  Mature subject matter; adult language.