CLT brings back live performances with ‘Love Letters’

PHOTO: Emily Flynn and Sean Wallace are two of the actors who will portray Andy and Melissa during the Community Little Theatre performances of “Love Letters.”

AUBURN — The L/A Community Little Theatre will resume live productions with its presentation of A. R. Gurney’s “Love Letters.” with the opening night performance Thursday, Sept. 16.
The audience will follow Andy and Melissa’s love affair from second grade through college, as they grow apart and marry others, and all while maintaining a relationship across the miles via the written word, spanning the years 1937 to 1984.
Gurney’s performance piece is considered a rite of passage for most acting couples and was nominated in 1990 for a Pulitzer Prize in Drama.
The production will feature five different casts over two weekends, with Pat Phillips and Mark Hazard performing at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 and Saturday, Sept. 25 Jackie Oliveri and Chip Morrison at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, and Thursday, Sept. 23; Kay Warren and Jason Pelletier at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18; Lucy Poland and Ray Fletcher at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19 and 26; Emily Flynn and Sean Wallace at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25.
Director Jackie McDonald’s crew includes Danny Gay, assistant director; Dane Kane, stage manager; Josie French, publicity; Dan Burgess and Brandon Chaloux, set; Nicole Frydrych, producer; Matt Conklin, lighting design; Noah Keneborus, sound design.
All performances will be held at Great Falls Performing Arts Center, 30 Academy St.
For ticket information, visit www.laclt.com or call the box office at 207-783-0958.
All audience members will be required to wear masks inside the theater.