Not Quite Curtains for Love Street Playhouse

The Love Street Playhouse, Woodland, Wash.

BREAKING NEWS:

It was a bitter-sweet night for us all, but none felt the love and angst so much as Melinda Leuthold, the founder and Artistic Director of Love Street Playhouse (LSP) which she and her husband Jeff bought ten years ago. The theater opened a little over two years later in 2007 after extensive remodeling and a trying permit process.

More than fifty friends (family really) of Love Street Playhouse gathered February 23, 2014 for an announcement not quite like everyone expected. With the gradual demise of theater in Southwest Washington over the past year, we all, sadly, wondered if closure was on the books. Thankfully, it wasn't quite like that.

After many hugs and a potluck celebrating ten wonderful years, constituents of the theater listened as Melinda, seating aptly in a directors chair, recounted the years of joy and productivity.

Christmas Dinner Theater inside the Love Street Playhouse

The journey began, she said, when, one day, Jeff told her, "I think I've found your theater." He took her down to the little Open Bible church in the heart of Woodland, Wash. She took one look and said, "I don't think so." But Jeff is not only a visionary and a contractor he had a way of convincing her it could be done.

In 2007, recounted the Artistic Director, the small playhouse was finally ready to roll. The first show evolved out of a ten-day summer children's theater camp culminating in the production of "The Emperor's New Clothes" followed by a Christmas production of "It's a Wonderful Life" presented as a live radio show.

The next year they presented the children's workshop production of "Charlotte's Web," "The Night of January 16th," and a repeat of "It's a Wonderful Life."

"Steel Magnolias" at Love Street Playhouse

In 2009, the company produced "The Sword in the Stone" (a children's production), "Steel Magnolias" (directed by Tony Bump), and a variety show called "Christmas Pudding."

2010 brought the melodrama "No Opera at the Opera House" (the first show I saw at LSP), the children's show "Robin Hood," "Seven Keys to Baldpate" (directed by me), and the radio show "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus." The year marked substantial growth for the theater--both artistically and popularly--garnering rave reviews from the critics. Production qualities and talent base also increased markedly.

2011 opened with "Leaving Iowa," followed by a collaborative production of  "The Magician's Nephew," then "Dirty Work at the Crossroads" (another melodrama), the children's production "The Princess and the Pea," Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap," and the Christmas variety show "Noel." Their shows continued to become increasingly complex, stunningly produced and expensive.

"An Inspector Calls" at Love Street Playhouse

2012 brought their first musical to the stage when Tony Bump directed "You're  a Good Man, Charlie Brown." The year also included "An Inspector Calls" (directed by me), the children's show "Alice in Wonderland," the gritty thriller "Wait Until Dark" (directed by David Roberts),  and a radio show of  "A Christmas Carol."

Last year opened with "Crossing Delancy" (again directed by Tony Bump and, for the first time in the playhouse's history, featuring Melinda in an acting role--a return to the stage after years of hiatus).

"Crossing Delancy" at Love Street Playhouse; that's Melinda (right)

Next, Christopher Cleveland directed "Harvey." The children's production that year, "Dr. Doolittle," was the theater's second musical. "Arsenic and Old Lace" followed. The year closed with a collaborative production of "The Trial of Ebeneezer Scrooge" between LSP and The Columbia Theater in Longview. The show played at The Columbia. Melinda said it was a wonderful experience in which all she had to do, for once, was direct. But, she indicated, it was nothing like the intimacy and warmth of doing a show at her own playhouse.

Since that time, the LSP website has been devoid of announcements regarding future productions. We were beginning to wonder. Then we got an email from Melinda inviting us to a mysterious potluck announcement.

Melinda Leuthold, Artist Director

The night of the event Melinda, LSP's owner, director, designer, chief cook and bottle-washer, now at the top of her game, shared all that and then came to the difficult part of the script. With a tear in her eye and a choke in her voice she said, "Now I come to the spot in my notes that's blank because I don't know what to say."

There was a silent, dramatic pause before she continued. 

"I'm really burnt out," she said, "I'm going to take a break...let's just say it's for a year..."

"I need to see my kids, they need me...and I need them them." Her husband later explained that for years they would come home from school and she would leave for the theater. And Melinda expressed much joy at pursuing her craft in the art, that the theater never really made any money and that she needed to put her creative efforts into something that paid. She is pursuing a career in her second vocational love: graphic design. She has opened her own studio and is also working as a custodian at The Columbia Theater while looking for other work.

"Seven Keys to Baldpate" at Love Street Playhouse

The decision to step back for a time is not an easy one, she explained. While Melinda loves collaborating at the theater with the adults and children she dearly loves, she will miss the children the most. She admits that she wants to maintain her theater students "because they're so important to me." Because of what it means to invest in others, Melinda will deeply miss the interaction...at least for the time being. She needs to rest and enjoy her family and make some money to pay back the bills of a costly enterprise, she said.

"The Mousetrap" at Love Street Playhouse

The news follows closely on the heels of many setbacks on the southwest Washington theater scene. Many local companies have closed their doors over the past year. Some are desperately trying to reinvent themselves. Vancouver's Magenta Theater, and Longview's Rising Star Productions and Stageworks Northwest are the only companies still operating in their own space outside of educational entities (high schools and colleges).

Hopefully, LSP and Melinda will soon find a way to, once again, pick up where they left off and brighten the southwest Washington theater spotlight. They are one of the best and will be sadly missed.

Friends gather at Love Street Playhouse. Taken Sunday, Feb. 23 by Ruth A. Zschomler.

By Gregory E. Zschomler
All photos, courtesy of Love Street Theater, by Darcie Elliott (except as noted)

HELD OVER ONE NITE ONLY! REVIEW: LSP's "Arsenic and Old Lace" Killer

Love Street Playhouse opens 7th Season with "Aresnic and Old Lace."

Held Over By Popular Demand, One Night Only: October 27, 6 p.m.

When two old biddies take it upon themselves to put lonely old men out of their misery by poisoning them with arsenic in their homemade elderberry wine and then planting them "six feet under" in their cellar, craziness ensues.

The Love Street Playhouse production (Woodland, Wash.) of "Arsenic and Old Lace," directed by Melinda Leuthold, stars Melissa Haviv as Abby Brewster, Carl Haeger as the Reverend, Michael McElliott as Teddy Brewster, Scott (a cop again) Clark as Officer Brophy, JD Carpenter as Officer Klein, Lexy Dillon as Martha Brewster, Melissa (Mitchell) Schurman as Elaine Harper, David Roberts as Mortimer Brewster, Tom Golik as Mr. Gibbs and Lt. Rooney, Dan Davis as Jonathan Brewster, Duane Peterson as Dr. Einstein, Kyler Mitchell as Officer O'Hara and (the both dead) Mr. Hoskins and Mr. Spenalzo, and Mark Bergeson as Mr. Witherspoon.

The set of "Arsenic and Old Lace" at LSP by Jeff Leuthold.

All the leads were fantastic and the seconds were good, too. Standouts were Haviv, Dillon, Davis, McElliott and Roberts with Davis and Roberts performing stellarly. Roberts in his best role ever (of the many I've seen) was an incredible hoot. His expressions and double-takes were priceless. Davis was truly diabolical and commanding; taking the stage by storm. Schurman and Peterson also gave performances that soared above all the others I've seen them give.

The Production Was Killer

The production, with another stunning set by Jeff Leuthold (he's outdone himself again; if only all our local theaters would do as well) and lighting (good) by Hal Stewart, offers gobs of laughs and a whole lot of fun. The set was again masterfully dressed by Melinda Leuthold and costumes, by Fran Krohn with Leuthold, were just as great. Hair and makeup were also quite good. (How many bottles of dye job did you use? I didn't even recognize Michael McElliott until he spoke.) Worthy of note was the work of Violence Designer David Gregory Bareford. Also, there was a nice use of musical underscore.

A couple off lighting cues were off opening night and there seemed one moment where a small ensemble seemed to be playing "who's line is it anyway," but everything else seemed to come off without a hitch.

David Roberts as Mortimer (center) with Melissa Haviv as Abby
(left) and Lexy Dillon as Martha (right). Photo by Darci Elliot.

You May Die Laughing

You really need to see this quality performance, just to kill off (yes, pun intended) the autumn blues.

Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, now through October 27. Tickets available at the ticketing website and Columbia Bank (Woodland branch) or by calling 360.907.9996  are $12 and $15. There is now assigned seating and the house was nearly sold out for opening night, so get your tickets early!

Review by Gregory E. Zschomler.
Cast photo by Darci Elliot, provided. Set photo by Gregory E. Zschomler.

The Murderous Maids of Brooklyn

by Dennis Sparks

This is one of the best spoofs of the mystery genre.  It was originally presented on Broadway with Boris Karloff in one of the key roles.  Later it was transferred to the screen with Cary Grant mugging horribly in the leading role and Raymond Massey playing the Karloff role.  A television version restored Karloff to his original role, with Bob Crane (Hogan’s Heroes) playing the hero.  It is a popular play to do in community theatres and was presented here, in all its glory, to a full house.

The story concerns Mortimer Brewster (David Roberts), a New York theatre critic, who frequently visits his maiden aunts, Abby (Melissa Haviv) and Martha (Lexy Dillon), in his childhood home in Brooklyn, which is set next to a graveyard.  He is engaged to the girl-next-door, Elaine (Melissa Schurman).

But, intruding into this idyllic setting is his brother, Jonathan (Dan Davis), a murderer on the lam, and his intrepid companion, Dr. Einstein (Duane Peterson), a drunken, plastic surgeon.  (In his latest botched surgery, his patient, Jonathan, has ended up looking like the Frankenstein monster, via Karloff).  And, if these characters aren’t enough to fill a loony bin, his two aunts have been…well, helping lonely gentlemen to find peace on the other side with the aid of some deadly, homemade Elderberry wine.

 

And we haven’t even mentioned [the other] brother, Teddy (Michael McElliott), who believes he’s the former president, leading charges up San Juan Hill (the staircase) and digging locks for the Panama Canal (the basement).  These latter items have a dual use, as resting places, also, for the aunts’ victims. 

All this madcap mayhem gives pause to Mortimer’s plans to marry.  As his off-spring just might have this [insanity] gene as well.  Stay tuned for a couple more twists and you have an odd, but enjoyable evening, a perfect comedy for the Halloween time of year.

The set, by Jeff Leuthold, is probably his best yet.  His ability to fill the space with numerous exits/entrances, a staircase and period furniture, and still have room for the actors to expound, is amazing.  He could rival any “professional” in this field.  And Melinda’s costumes perfectly fit the period. 

And, as the Director, not only does Melinda know how to utilize the space, but, for the most part, has cast the roles well.  Timing, at times, was an issue and the pacing could have been picked up more in spots, but I’m sure once the opening night jitters have been worked out, it will be neigh-on perfect.

In the key role of Mortimer, Roberts shines.  This is a role more of reaction than action, so the actor playing it must have a grasp of the double and triple takes.  Also he must have the ability of making the impossible seem plausible and he does.  His portrayal of the befuddled, bewildered and bothered character is wonderful.

Also, the murderous aunts must be played straight and kindly or the audience would be turned off by their nefarious doings.  But both Haviv and Dillon easily slip into this neverland between eccentricity and lunacy.  They actually have you cheering them on and wishing them success in their dubious endeavors.  A tribute to both of them.

I especially liked McElliott’s Teddy.  He did have some resemblance to the character and did a nice job of riding that thin line between reality and fantasy.  And, Davis, although he didn’t resemble Karloff’s creature, he certainly gave off the appropriate menace needed for the role.  You certainly wouldn’t want his grave countenance residing in your neighborhood.

This classic comedy was written by Joseph Kesselring and is directed by Melinda Leuthold (Love St.’s Artistic Director).  It will be playing at their space, 126 Love St. in Woodland, through October 27^th.  For more information go to www.lovestreetplayhouse.com

I recommend this very appealing show.  And, if you haven’t been to this vibrant community theatre, it’s worth seeing one of their productions, as I’m sure you’ll be a repeat customer.  If you do go, please tell them Dennis sent you. 

By Dennis Sparks, Guest Reviewer
www.dennissparksreviews.blogspot.com

Dark Comedy, Buried Bodies in the Basement at Love Street Playhouse

Woodland's Love Street Playhouse presents the classic black comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace," directed by Melinda Leuthold, October 11-27.

When two old biddies take it upon themselves to put lonely old men out of their misery by poisoning them with arsenic in their homemade elderberry wine, craziness ensues and the laughter never ends. Their nephew, Mortimer (played by David Roberts), is reluctant to introduce his fiancee to his aunts.

Runs October 11-27, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m., Love Street Playhouse, 126 Loves St., Woodland, Wash. For tickets, $12-15, call 360.907.9996 or visit the website.

Our reviews, by BOTH Dennis Sparks and I (Greg), will appear here by noon Saturday, Oct. 12.

AUDITIONS: "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge" for Love Street

Love Street Playhouse, The Columbia Theatre to Collaborate on "The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge!"

The Teasing Tickler Tile released early this week.

The Columbia Theatre in Longview, Wash. and Love Street Playhouse in Woodland, Wash. are teaming up to present "The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge" a holiday sequel to the Charles Dickens classic Christmas tale.

The play was written by Mark Brown, an award-winning writer and actor (his plays include "Around the World in 80 Days").

The show will be produced by the Columbia Theatre and directed by Melinda Leuthold, Owner and Artistic Director of the Love Street Playhouse in Woodland, Wash.

ABOUT THE PLAY

"The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge"

One year after his miraculous transformation, Ebenezer Scrooge appears to have reverted to his old ways. Amidst plenty of mayhem and laughter Scrooge indignantly files suit against Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. The charges: breaking and entering, kidnapping, attempted murder and the intentional infliction of emotional distress. With Scrooge representing himself (to save a pound), and London’s charismatic and clever barrister, Solomon Rothschild representing the ghosts, what will become of the spirit of Christmas? The classic Dickens’ characters return to take the witness stand in this courtroom farce. The final verdict: Disorder in the court!

AUDITION NOTICE:

Auditions for this 8 character, full-length play will be Monday, August 12th at 7:30 pm at the Columbia Theatre, 1231 Vandercook Way, Longview, Wash. (360.575.8499). Full details and an audition form can be obtained from the Love Street website http://www.lovestreetplayhouse.com Call 360.907.9996 for additional information.

WHY THE COLLABORATION?

“Over the past three years, we have been exploring opportunities to collaborate on a number of community projects in order to make the most of the Columbia as a cultural asset,” says Columbia Theatre executive director Gian Paul Morelli. 

“I was especially keen on 'spicing up' the holiday season with a homegrown effort. It was our technical director, Kelly Ragsdale [who has been doing the lighting designs at LSP since Joe Jenkins moved to Utah], who kept urging me to visit Love Street to see Melinda’s work. I did. I was charmed and delighted by the quality,” he continued.

“If this project succeeds, the Columbia hopes it will be the start of an annual holiday tradition—an event that showcases the richness and depth of talent Southwest Washington has to offer. Working with Melinda [Leuthold] and the Love Street Playhouse gives both our organizations an opportunity for more exposure in each other’s community.”

Melinda Leuthold

“As the owner and artistic director of Love Street Playhouse it is my joy and passion to present quality theater to the southwest Washington region,” said Melinda Leuthold. “Over the past 7 years Love Street has reached thousands of patrons and now, with the opportunity to present at the Columbia Theatre, we can reach an even larger audience.”

“Collaborating with the Columbia and getting to work with some of my favorite people in the industry is just another step toward reaching more people in our area," said Leuthold.

"I am thrilled to get to work at this lovely theater while offering my local theater patrons the option of attending 'The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge' up north in Longview and/or joining us at Love Street for another traditional Christmas production in early December. This Christmas season will be a real treat for Love Street fans!”

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

The comedy will run five performances, December 19 - 22 at the Columbia Theatre. Ticket prices are $16.50 for Students/Seniors and $21.50 for Adults. Tickets will be on sale beginning July 1st through the Columbia Theatre Ticket Office.

For more information call 360.575.8499 or at www.columbiatheatre.com or http://www.lovestreetplayhouse.com. In addition, tickets are also available (cash and check only) at Columbia Bank, 782 Goerig St., Woodland, Wash.

"A Christmas Carol" to Open Dec. 1 at Love Street Playhouse

A CHRISTMAS CAROL, directed by Melinda Leuthold, will open at Woodland's Love Street Playhouse on Dec. 1.

Love Street Playhouse presents the oft-told tale of Charles Dickens' 1843 novel "A Christmas Carol" as a 1940s radio adaptation complete with live sound effects, radio commercials and music.

All your favorite characters are here from Scrooge, Marley's Ghost, Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim to the Ghosts of Past, Present and Future. The Love Street cast will also entertain its audiences with beautiful Christmas songs from the 1940s.

Mrs. Dilber and the Charwoman sell Scrooge's clothes and 

bed curtains to Old Joe. Photo: Darcie Elliott.

Enjoy the classic tale of "A Christmas Carol" as Love Street brings this well known story to life through radio drama. Watch the actors perform sound effects and play several roles in the popular story.

Dates and Times: December 1, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 at 7:30 p.m. and December 2, 9 16 at 2 p.m.

Advance tickets are $11-15. Call to reserve: 360.907.9996

Look for our review on December 2.

See details at: http://www.lovestreetplayhouse.com/

REVIEW: No Man is an Island in the Love Street Playhouse Production of "An Inspector Calls"

“Those were the Days, my Friends…” 

The time—1912.  Behind us---the Edwardian Age in England.  Ahead of us—a New Tomorrow?  But for now--a bridge between the old and the new.  What will we do?

This is the setting into which Priestley has deposited the viewers. Before the Titanic; before WWI.  But still suffocating in a caste-type system and gender inequality.  For the upper-class, the Birling family this, indeed, will be the threshold for a new tomorrow. 

But at a terrible price!

The Plot

It is the evening of the engagement of their daughter, Sheila, to another upper-crust businessman, Gerald Croft.  The young couple fiercely grinning.  Mom and Dad are pleased as punch.  Son, Eric, has had too much punch.  And isn’t everything just too fine for words in their insular world.

And into this mock world appears Inspector Goole.  He informs them of the suicide of a young woman.  A lady in which they all might have known and, perhaps they, in some way, may have been responsible for her death.  And, like the stages of an inevitable death—at first denial, then making excuses, blame, and finally acceptance.

David Roberts as Gerald Croft, Jennica Krohn as Sheila Birling and Paul

Segren as Inspector Goole in the Love Street Playhouse production of "An 

Inspector Calls." (Photo provided.)

The death throes of their life style is painful to observe, but necessary for removing the cancers of ignorance and intolerance.  The Inspector leaves, giving the family space to wallow in private and explore their shared guilt.  And, as a parting shot, he concludes...

“We do not live alone.”

We are our Brother’s Keeper, then.  Ah, yes.  But will they heed the warning…the lessons they have learned?  A hint: some do, some don’t.  A microcosm of humanity, then.

But the struggle is not yet over.  A couple of major twists remain. For, you see, the questions of…ah, but that would be telling, wouldn’t it?!  Trust me when I say that Ms. Christie, the Grand Dame of mysteries, would have been proud.  Even Rod Serling, in his Twilight Zone years, would have approved.

The Production

The Birling family enjoys their engagement party prior to the
Inspector's call. Photos here and below by Ruth Zschomler.

Priestley is not an easy playwright to digest or to stage.  One’s palate must be prepared for the sensations that will accompany the feast.  Go, knowing you will be challenged as a viewer and thinker.  For Priestley brings the Past with hurling force into our immediate Present, pleading with us to change, or we will be stuck in reliving it.

The accents of the cast are uneven, seeming to range from cockney to none at all.  And a couple members of the cast seemed to have trouble with lines.  But, with time, these, I’m sure, will be ironed out.  They strive mightily and well, forging through this difficult material.

Particularly good is Paul Segren as Inspector Goole.  His command of the stage and  knowledge of purpose in this pivotal role is captivating.  Nicholas Dibartolomeo as the son, Eric, smoothly transcends from a drunken sot to a raging animal, as the truth descends upon him. 

Jennica Krohn as Sheila Birling

And, as the smart, and quite entrancing bride-to-be, Jennica Krohn fits the role to a tee.  Also rounding out the cast are Don Smith as the smug father, JoAnn McClanahan as the mother, David Roberts as the groom-to-be and Rebekah Krohn as the maid.

The costumes, especially the women’s, are quite stunning by Fran Krohn, and Melinda Leuthold, Producer and owner of the company.  The design and direction are bravely executed by Gregory E. Zschomler.  And Jeff Leuthold, as always, has built a terrific set.

This production is well worth attending.  It runs weekends through May 13.  For further information go to their website at lovestreetplayhouse.com and/or call for tickets at 360-263-6670.

Review by Dennis J. Sparks

Mr. Sparks has years of experience in theater as a teacher, director and performer. He was formerly a Portland theatre reviewer for the Vancouver Voice (now defunct), and is currently a free-lance reporter living in Southwest Washington.

"An Inspector Calls" Opens Friday at the Love Street Playhouse in Woodland, Wash.

David Roberts, Jennica Krohn and Paul Segren in "An Inspector Calls"

"An Inspector Calls," by J.B. Priestly, opens at the Love Street Playhouse, 126 Love St., Woodland, Wash. this Friday, April 20, 2012 for a four weekend run.

The classic play, written in 1945, is set in Edwardian England. The proceedings take place on a single night 100 years ago (in the spring of 1912) just prior to the launch of the Titanic. The story examines a prosperous middle-class family celebrating the engagement of their daughter to Mr. Gerald Croft, the son of a business rival.

The family is visited by a mysterious man calling himself Inspector Goole. He questions the family about the suicide of a young working-class woman named Eva Smith. The family members are interrogated individually and each is revealed to have in some way been responsible for the young woman's exploitation, abandonment and social ruin, effectively leading to her death.

There are major domestic upsets, some surprising twists and turns and some very revealing insights...

But what is really uncovered?

The play is being produced by Melinda Leuthold, owner and Artist Director of the playhouse, and is designed and directed by Gregory E. Zschomler.

CAST:

• Paul Segren, Inspector Goole
• Don Smith, Mr. Arthur Birling
• JoAnn McClanahan, Mrs. Sybil Birling
• Nicholas Dibartolomeo, Master Eric Birling
• Jennica Krohn, Miss Sheila Birling
• David Roberts, Mr. Gerald Croft
• Rebekah Krohn, Edna the maid

The show will play Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. from April 20 through Mother's Day, May 13. Tickets, now on sale, range from $11-$15, available at Columbia Bank in Woodland, Minuteman Press in Longview, online at www.lovestreetplayhouse.com or by calling 360.263.6670 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            360.263.6670      end_of_the_skype_highlighting .

Parental Advisory: This play contains subject matter, dialogue and language that may not be suitable for pre-teen children. The show can best be enjoyed and appreciated by an adult audience.

An independent review will be posted by noon Saturday, April 21.

TICKETS NOW ON SALE for "An Inspector Calls" Opening April 20th at Love Street Playhouse

"An Inspector Calls," by J.B. Priestly, will open at the Love Street Playhouse, 126 Love St., Woodland, Wash. on April 20, 2012 for a four weekend run.

The classic play, written in 1945, is set in Edwardian England. The proceedings take place on a single night 100 years ago (in the spring of 1912) and focus on a prosperous middle-class family celebrating the engagement of their daughter to Mr. Gerald Croft, the son of a business rival.

The family is visited by a mysterious man calling himself Inspector Goole. He questions the family about the suicide of a young working-class woman named Eva Smith. The family members are interrogated individually and each is revealed to have in some way been responsible for the young woman's exploitation, abandonment and social ruin, effectively leading to her death.

There are major domestic upsets, some surprising twists and turns and some very revealing insights...

But what is really uncovered?

The mystery-drama is being designed and directed by Gregory E. Zschomler. Paul Segren stars as the Inspector, Don Smith as Mr. Arthur Birling, JoAnn McClanahan as Mrs. Sybil Birling, Nicholas Dibartolomeo as Master Eric Birling, Jennica Krohn as Miss Sheila Birling, and David Roberts as Mr. Gerald Croft. The play is produced by Melinda Leuthold, owner and Artist Director of the playhouse.

The show will play Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. from April 20 through Mother's Day, May 13. Tickets, now on sale, range from $11-$15, available at Columbia Bank in Woodland, Minuteman Press in Longview, online at www.lovestreetplayhouse.com or by calling 360.263.6670.

Parental Advisory: This play contains subject matter, dialogue and language that may not be suitable for pre-teen children. The show can best be enjoyed and appreciated by an adult audience.