You can witness a love story nearly as old as Peninsula Players when Ken Ludwig’s “Dear Jack, Dear Louise” hits the stage on Wednesday. The play is based on Ludwig’s parents and their courtship during the 1940s, when the letters they sent to each other became the foundation of their love. Ludwig’s father, Jack, was a military doctor stationed far away from his mother, Louise, an aspiring actress in New York City. The couple was married for over 50 years before the play debuted in 2019. Audra Baakari Boyle from Peninsula Players says actors Luke Nowakowski and Emma Rosenthal do a great job capturing the love story as it unfolds.

Ken Ludwig’s “Dear Jack, Dear Louise” runs August 20th-August 31st. The quick two-week run will be followed by Peninsula Players’ final production of its 90th season, Steel Magnolias, which runs September 3rd-October 19th. 

Picture courtesy of Peninsula Players Theatre