<\/a>Roblin Davis rehearses Thursday evening for “Love Letters” at McPhetres Hall. (Photo by Max Rosen)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Aside from “least passing for a mature adult,” the three couples chosen to act in the play are notably distinct, Wuoti said. The first weekend features a married couple Elizabeth Pisel-Davis and Roblin Gray Davis; the second Leslie Ishii (Perseverance Theatre’s artistic director) and Bostin Christopher (host of KTOO’s “Juneau Afternoon”), and the third longtime performer Patricia Hull Lattime and Juneau state Sen. Jesse Kiehl.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
“We kind of wanted to just ask as many people as we could who we thought would be a great fit for the role and also people who kind of bridge different partnerships that we have,” Wuoti said, noting as examples collaborative work JGHT has done with Perseverance and live theater readings broadcast on KTOO.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Kiehl, in an interview Friday, said he double-majored in politics and theater, and since then he’s performed on stage at Perseverance, Latitude 58 and with Juneau Dance Theatre. He also said he’s familiar with “Love Letters” because his wife was the producing director for the play at Latitude 58 several years ago.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
“It’s really going to be fascinating to see three different sets of actors give the show their own interpretations,” he said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
The catch, Kiehl said, is he probably won’t watch the performances by others himself since “I’m hesitant to go watch somebody else’s performance right before I do mine because I really want to bring my own take on the character.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
The directors for the three weekends are Valorie Kissel, Terry Cramer and Kelsey Riker. Pre-show music will be performed individually on successive weekends by classical guitarist Josh Colosky, violinist Elena Levi and saxophonist Spencer Edgers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Sign language interpretation will be provided by Anita Evans and Robin Brenner in the hope of luring some people with hearing impairments who might normally not attend such a play, Wuoti said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
“We’re working with Anita and Robin…to see if we can even reach for a little further into that community, especially for those Sunday performances that are that are pay-as-you-can, and figuring out if there is a way to kind of make it even more accessible, just really making sure that those folks feel invited,” she said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Tickets for shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays are $25, and Sundays have a sliding-scale price of $10-$40 at the discretion of the purchaser, with a “pay-it-forward” option as part of that pricing, Wuoti said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
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