| Main Street Theatre
The Main Street Theatre proudly opens the 2023 season this Friday with a pair of staged readings.
Opening this coming weekend–four performances starring two different couples in A.R. Gurney's Love Letters. The piece is 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.
Two sets of couples will perform the roles--Mary & Greg Duncan of Greenville will perform in the Saturday 7 p.m. and Sunday 2 p.m. shows. Susan and James Hall of Campbell will take the stage for the Friday 7 p.m. and Saturday 2 p.m. shows.
“After seeing this play in college and then reading it, I knew this touching story could be a treat to direct with the right actors,” said director Lloyd Turney. “Lucky me, I found two sets of couples. I think this show will be a big hit with audiences.”
Performances will be:
•Friday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m.;
•Saturday, Jan. 21 at 2 p.m.;
•Saturday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m., and
•Sunday, Jan. 22 at 2 p.m. Miss Civilization, opens Friday, Jan. 27. Written in 1913, it is the hilarious story of a young woman who matches wits with three burglars attempting to rob her house. This show features Grace Mansfield, Haydn Cummings, Sorin Gonzalez, Cody Lee, and Jeannie Perkins.
Turney said of this production, “I came across this nugget of light comedy reading through some famous one-act plays. The story is simple, but it reveals so much about life in the 1900’s.”
Performances will be:
•Friday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m.;
•Saturday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m., and
•Sunday, Jan.. 29 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available online at www. communityplayersinc.com.