He's a 41-year-old Jewish immigrant, born in Lithuania, whose family suffered immensely during the First World War. He’s still suffering from the emotional scars of his earlier years. She’s a 31-year-old spinster, living in conservative Lebanon, Missouri, as a member of one of the town’s wealthier families. Her progressive views, however, have caused local society to regard her as somewhat suspect and unconventional. Despite their mismatched, odd couple duality, Matt Friedman (Robert Hockenberry) fell in love with Sally Talley (Rebekah Hukill) the previous summer and has since written her everyday since from his home in St. Louis. Other than a single written reply, Sally has done little to encourage her ardent suitor with the hope of a romantic relationship. The play, which won its author a Pulitzer Prize for Drama i...
If you hurry, you'll have enough time to catch the last performance of "Working," a musical that explores the lives of the less heralded people in the work force essential to keep society running smoothly Today's 2 p.m. matinee features a huge cast of ten plus a 4-piece musical ensemble under the direction of Douglas Levine. Many of the actors star in solo songs that explore occupations as varied as truck driving, housewiving, day care and senior care working, teaching, waitressing, factory working, masonry and house cleaning, even sex working. Better suited to run during the Labor Day holiday, it would also be appropriate to be staged around Father's Day for a tune that could serve as a Father's Day anthem, Fathers and Sons." Stefan Linggenfelter moved me so intensely that I spontaneously yelled out beautiful at the end of his emotional rendition. Yelling out loud in a theater performance is something I had never done before in all my years of t...