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Love Letters at Theatre 68 Arts Complex

Dates: (3/31/2023 - 4/2/2023 )

Theatre:

Theatre 68 Arts Complex


5112 Lankershim Blvd,
North Hollywood, 91601

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Sometimes it takes a lifetime to spell out love. In Love Letters, we meet Melissa Gardner and
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, two childhood friends who share a lifetime of correspondence,
beginning with birthday party thank-you notes and summer camp postcards and ending in one
last heartfelt goodbye. Join April Stewart of Comedy Central's South Park and Courtney R. Hall for this funny and poignant portrait of love and friendship. Called an “exquisite jewel of a play” by Time magazine, Love Letters is a profound theatrical exploration of the powerful, and sometimes painful, connection of love.

The presenters of this production are also pleased to highlight their official support for the Greater LA County chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a non-profit organization that promotes wellness, recovery, equality, and dignity for individuals and families affected by mental illness and the community at large. Net proceeds from this production of Love Letters are being proudly donated to NAMI GLAC to support these worthy efforts.

 

Cast and Creative team for Love Letters at Theatre 68 Arts Complex

Cast

April Stewart

Melissa Gardner
April Stewart has spent the past two decades on Comedy Central’s, "South Park" as the voices of "Mrs.Cartman," "Wendy Testaburger," "Sharon" & "Shelly Marsh," "The Mayor" and over a hundred other characters. April’s voice can also be heard in numerous cartoons, video games, commercials and movies which include, "Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol," "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water," "The Great and Powerful Oz," and "Wreck-It-Ralph." Some of April’s most memorable roles include “Raava” and “Fire Lord Izumi” from "The Legend of Korra," “Empress Jessamine Kaldwin” and "Corvo’s Heart” from "Dishonored," “Maria” from "El Tigre: Adventures of Manny Rivera," “Death" from "Deadpool," “Petra Venge” from "Destiny" and “Jean Grey” & “Psylocke” from "Marvel Heroes." Before starting her Voiceover career, April spent the majority of her time on stage in roles such as “Trina” in "Falsettos," “Florence” in "Chess," “Rita” in "Prelude to a Kiss," "The Girl” in "Hot L Baltimore," “Sorel Bliss” in "Hay Fever," “Paulina” in "A Winter’s Tale," “Meg” in "A Lie of the Mind," and “Babe” in Crimes of the Heart. April studied at PCPA from 1991 to 1993 with Love Letters’ Executive Producer and fellow voice actress, Grey DeLisle, Director, Wendy-Marie Martin and co-star Courtney R. Hall. "I am over the moon to be reuniting with these ridiculously talented individuals after 30 years for this labor of love.” *April is a member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA.


Courtney R. Hall

Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
Courtney R. Hall is an honored alumnus of the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts film school, The King’s University, & Life Pacific University. He is also an ordained minister. Court served as an Executive Producer of the weekly TV program Spirit Formed with Jack Hayford from 2009-2012 and as a professional actor, writer, director, or field producer in numerous stage and media works, including “HBO First Look,” a lead role in the mockumentary feature “The Sasquatch Hunters,” and multiple appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.“ Favorite stage projects include directing “The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)” & the world premiere of Charlie Bachman’s “Nativity” for Centerpoint Theatre, performing (as “Tom Spaulding”) for famed writer Ray Bradbury in the author’s own “Dandelion Wine,” and playing such roles over the years as “Motel the Tailor” in “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Pip” in “Great Expectations,” “Ken” in “Fifth of July,” “Jack” in “The Importance of Being Earnest,” “Bernard” in David Mamet’s “Sexual Perversity in Chicago,” “Oscar Hubbard” in both “Another Part of the Forest” and “The Little Foxes,” “Antipholus of Syracuse” in “The Comedy of Errors,” “Angelo” in “Measure for Measure,” “Stuart” in “Beyond Therapy,” “Rev. Shannon” in “The Night of the Iguana,” “Lt. Col. Vershinin” in “Three Sisters,” and most recently “Dr. Frederick Treves” in “The Elephant Man.” Court is so very delighted to share in this production with co-star April Stewart, director Wendy-Marie Martin, and producer Grey Delisle, with whom he has enjoyed enduring friendship since their days training together at PCPA Theatrefest in the early 1990s. He is most grateful for the incredible support of his beautiful wife Hazel, their beloved children Meg & Peter, and the wonderful congregants of Praise Christian Fellowship LA.


Creative Team

Grey DeLisle

Executive Producer
Grey is a Grammy - winning singer/ songwriter who is known as the most prolific voice actress in American animation history, having performed over 1500 cartoon voices since 1996. Grey is also a comedian who launched her first stand-up comedy special, “My First Comedy Special” which has received rave reviews. Grey’s most iconic roles include “Vicky” from “The Fairly Odd Parents,” ‘Samantha “Sam” Manson’ from “Danny Phantom,” ‘Mandy’ from “The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy,” ‘Frankie Foster,” ‘Dutchess’ and ‘Goo’ from “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends,” ‘Yumi Yoshimura’ from “Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi,” ‘Azula’ from “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” ‘Kimiko Tohomiko’ from “Xiaolin Showsown,” as well as ‘Lola,’ ‘Lana’ and ‘Lily Loud’ from the “Loud House” and ‘Prince Puppycorn’ from “Unikitty!.” She’s also been the voice of ‘Daphne Blake’ in “Scooby-Doo” cartoons since 2000. Her film roles include ‘Grandma Sanchez’ in “The Book of Life,” ‘Arcee’ in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and “Bumblebee” and ‘Setsu Oiwa’ in Studio Ghibli’s final film, “When Marnie Was There.”


Wendy-Marie Martin

Director
Wendy-Marie Martin is a playwright, dramaturg, and director as well as the Department Chair of the Undergraduate Theatre program at Hollins University. For over twenty-five years, Wendy-Marie has taught, directed, and performed in Europe and the U.S. Her work has been produced in Germany, The Netherlands, Australia, Japan, Ireland, New Zealand and across the U.S. Wendy-Marie was a 2022 finalist for the Jane Chambers Award for Excellence in Feminist Playwriting and holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Arts & Theatre from Ohio University, an MFA in Playwriting from The Playwright’s Lab at Hollins University, and is also a proud member of the Dramatists Guild.


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