“An affecting love letter to unlikely romance! A poignant, funny tribute to the enduring power of human connection.”
– The Washington Post
“A moving, funny, and heartbreaking reminder of what we should strive to become, individually and as a country.”
-Broadway World
DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE
BY KEN LUDWIG
DIRECTED BY STEPHEN NACHAMIE
JUNE 21 – JULY 7
at The Studio at SHADOWLAND STAGES
(14 Market Street, Ellenville, NY)
A CO-PRODUCTION WITH PENGUIN REP THEATRE
US Army Captain Jack Ludwig begins writing to Louise Rabiner, an aspiring actress in NYC, hoping to meet her someday if WWII allows. But, as the war continues, it threatens their relationship before it even starts.
This joyous and heartwarming tale is told through the letters of the playwright’s parents. The results are anything but expected.
Director
Stephen Nachamie^ (Director) is excited to make his SHADOWLAND STAGES debut! Stephen is an award-winning stage and film director currently developing new works for the stage and screen. On Broadway, Stephen was Associate Director for the Tony-winning Broadway Revival of She Loves Me at Studio 54 (PBS Great Performances & Broadway HD). Select Credits Include: Little Shop of Horrors: Reunion Concert (NYC – w/ Alan Menken), Carrie (NYFA), Small Town Confessions (NYC – w/ Alice Ripley & Daisy Eagan), Buyer and Cellar (NYC), My Name is Asher Lev (Penguin Rep), Mr. Confidential (NYMF – World Premiere), Foreverman (NYMF – World Premiere), Driving Miss Daisy (Harbor Lights Theatre), 25th Anniversary revival of Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy (NYC – w/ Seth Rudetsky), Oliver! (Engeman Theatre), Broadway’s Theatre World Awards (NYC), Sweeney Todd (Opera Saratoga – w/ Carolee Carmello), Becoming Dr. Ruth (Cincinatti Playhouse), Fiddler on the Roof (w/ Debbie Gravitte & Loni Ackerman), Tick, Tick…BOOM! (New Rep), Sex with Strangers, 4,000 Miles (Capital Rep), The Whipping Man (Omaha Playhouse), Lady Day… (WHAT), Camelot, 1776, A Chorus Line (Olney Theatre – Helen Hayes Award), West Side Story (Italian Opera Tour). Film & TV Credits Include: Macy’s Singing Christmas Tree (NBC – Emmy for “Best Song”), What’s Left, Stand Still (Telly Award), Winning New York, Bang! Boom! Pow!, Jersey Christmas (w/ Ben Rauch & co-prod. Melissa Rauch). He began his career in New York theatre while in high school as a PA for the final year of the original Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors. Stephen is on the faculty of New York Film Academy, and is a proud member of SDC. Stephen would like to dedicate these performances to those who have served our country – and to the memory of his grandfather, Dr. Irving Nachamie who served as a Captain in the US Army Medical Corps in India in World War II, and in memory of his father Dr. Benjamin A. Nachamie who served as a Captain in the US Army Medical Corps and was stationed in Fort Riley Kansas from 1966-1968.
Cast
PRODUCTION STAFF FOR:
DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE
Stephen Nachamie^, Director
Nicole Caroselli*, Production Stage Manager
Aidan Countryman*, Assistant Stage Manager
Peter Johnson, Technical Director
Christian Fleming, Scenic & Costume Design
Jeff Knapp, Sound Design
Jeremy Johnson, Lighting Design
Dana Weintraub, Props Design
Sean Walsh, Assistant Technical Director
Cast:
Louise Rabiner.………………………………………………….Alexandra Fortin*
Jack Ludwig…………………………………………………Michael Liebhauser*
TIME
The play takes place from June, 1942 – May, 1945.
DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE RUNS APPROX 100 MINUTES INCLUDING ONE 15 MINUTE INTERMISSION
*Denotes member, Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors & Stage Managers.
^Denotes member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
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