Sharon Geller		Gene D'alessandro

A letter can be a powerful thing. The handwritten note leaves an indelible mark forever, not only on the ink-stained paper, but also in the heart of its reader.   American playwright A.R. Gurney knew this when he created his Pulitzer Prize nominated play Love Letters. Love Letters, considered one of Gurney´s best and a classic of the American stage, tells the story of two people who grew up in the 1930s and whose lives become intimately entwined by the prolificacy of their pens. Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner, both born to wealth and position, are childhood friends whose lifelong correspondence begins with birthday party thank-you notes and summer camp postcards. It´s an unlikely relationship. Melissa is an indomitable free spirit, a rebellious and outspoken wild child whose extroverted behavior doesn´t always hide her vulnerability. Andy on the other hand is dutiful, responsible, endearingly stuffy, but caring and contemplative. Their lifetime of emotional missives make it eloquently clear how much they really meant to each other all along. Even when they were physically apart, they were ultimately as spiritually close as only two people who truly love each other can be!