Starring in “The Dream Continues” are (standing) Dan Moser, Kathy Chase and Noel Carlson, and (seated) Mary Kay Steele and Deb Reason.
Footlight Theatre, 1705 Franklin St., Michigan City, is presenting two performance events to warm up your February and March.
“The Dream Continues”
Reminisce with “The Dream Continues,” a musical revue that will take you through popular numbers from many musicals staged at Footlight in the past 15 years.
Footlight president and director Robert W. Komendera, who has been active with Footlight since 1985, wrote the show and put together the musical numbers himself. He chose Footlight regulars Mary Kay Steele, Dan Moser, Noel Carlson, Kathy Chase and Deb Reason as the stars.
“This musical is a great way to showcase some of the amazing talent we’ve had on our stage,” Komendera said. “They’ve all performed in musicals here, and some are even recreating their roles.”
The show will feature tunes from well-known musicals such as “Cabaret,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” “Godspell” and “Cinderella,” as well as lesser-known musicals such as “Side by Side by Sondheim” and “Pippin.”
Show dates are Feb. 14-16 and 21-23. Shows begin at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. Reservations are strongly recommended and may be made by calling (219) 874-4035 or visiting www.footlightplayers.org. Non-perishable food donations are being accepted during the run of the show for donation to a local food pantry.
“Love Letters”
Starring in “Love Letters” are Alicia Ebaugh and John Avila.
Footlight Theatre’s latest fundraiser, “Love Letters,” on March 1 and 2, eschews the complications of a traditional theater set to hit audiences with an emotional wallop.
The plot is simple – two actors read a lifetime of letters between friends and sometime-lovers. The characters they relate are much more complex. Melissa Gardner, a troubled artist from a rich family, and the ambitious “liberal Republican” Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, are exposed through 50 years’ worth of correspondence that is at times laugh-out-loud funny, bawdy, and, in the end, heart-wrenching.
These roles will be taken on by Footlight actors Alicia Ebaugh and John Avila, who are also in a longstanding relationship.
“Love Letters” is showing for two performances only at 8 p.m. March 1 and 2 p.m. March 2. Tickets are $12. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling 874-4035 or visiting www.footlightplayers.org. Patrons should be aware that this is a fundraiser and patron cards will not be accepted.