[NEohioPAL] Lettice and Lovage Review - A 5 Star Production

Thu May 13 18:43:59 PDT 2004

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In the Sun Star, Bill Allman calls Strongsville Theatre's "Lettice and =
Lovage"  a "five-star production".=20

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 "The delightful play by Peter Shaffer hits all the comic bases.  =
Director Ellen Rooney's casting of Anne Foster as the imaginative tour =
guide, Lettice Douffet, and Linda Witkowski, as her straight-laced =
supervisor, Lotte Schoen, is a real home run.  She superbly fills the =
bases by casting Ted Larsen as the frustrated lawyer and Sarah Limeer as =
a ditsy timid secretary.  Sarah's demented laugh is infectious. " =20

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"This play presented without the striking talents of Anne Foster and =
Linda Witkowski might easily recall Eliza Doolittle's lament as she =
sings, "Words, words, words, I'm so sick of words!".  These two ladies =
really keep us entertained as they accost each other with author =
Shaffer's clever repartee."

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" I had the distinct pleasure of seeing British actress Maggie Smith =
play Lettice at London's Globe Theatre on my 1988 Baldwin-Wallace =
College theatre tour.   I feel that even Miss Smith would heartily =
applaud Anne Foster's Lettice as the audience did on opening night."

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"SUMMARY:  This is one play you shouldn't miss!  The acting is some of =
the finest you'll see anywhere this season.. A five-star production."

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"Lettice and Lovage" will run May 14,15,21,22, at 8 p.m.  Performances =
are staged at the Little Theatre of Strongsville High School, 20025 Lunn =
Rd., Strongsville.   Please call 440-954-4634 for reservations.

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Driving directions can be found at =
http://www.strongsvilletheatre.com/map.htm

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Director=20
Ellen Rooney=92s casting of Anne Foster as the imaginative tour guide, =
Lettice=20
Douffet, and Linda Witkowski, as her straight-laced supervisor, Lotte =
Schoen, is=20
a real home run.  She =
superbly fills=20
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Limeer as a=20
ditsy timid secretary.  =
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demented laugh is infectious. =93 =20

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=93This play presented=20
without the striking talents of Anne Foster and Linda Witkowski might =
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I=92m so sick=20
of words!=94.  These two =
ladies really=20
keep us entertained as they accost each other with author Shaffer=92s =
clever=20
repartee.=94
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=93 I =
had the distinct=20
pleasure of seeing British actress Maggie Smith play Lettice at =
London=92s Globe=20
Theatre on my 1988 Baldwin-Wallace College theatre tour.<SPAN=20
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Smith would=20
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night.=94
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=93SUMMARY:<SPAN=20
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production.=94
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=93Lettice and Lovage=94=20
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Little=20
Theatre of Strongsville High School, 20025 <SPAN=20
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style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">   Please call 440-954-4634 =
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<SPAN=20
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