The Letters
Written by John W. Lowell
Directed by Kimberly Senior
November 13 - March 17, 2013
When Anna is called in for a meeting with her superior, everything seems to be going well. But nothing is quite as it seems in this thriller of politics and disinformation set in 1930s Russia. An informal interview quickly turns into a game of cat and mouse in which the roles of hunter and hunted shift without warning, and being the last to flinch may mean the difference between life and death. Who will claim the upper hand: those who suppress the truth, or those who will risk everything to liberate it?
About the Play
Director Kimberly Senior’s intimate bookstore production will captivate you as the stakes are raised in this taut political thriller.
Meet the Artists
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Kate Fry* |
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Mark L. Montgomery* |
Kimberly Senior (Director)
Jack Magaw (Scenic Designer)
Rachel Anne Healy (Costume Designer)
Christine Binder (Lighting Designer)
Christopher Kriz (Sound Designer)
Nick Heggestad (Properties Designer)
Rebecca Pechter* (Stage Manager)
*Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers
Reviews
"A smart and sexy thriller.The Letters twists in deliciously serpentine fashion…keeping you guessing as to where it will slither next.”
– Chicago Tribune
“A riveting, airtight, two-person drama. The play simultaneously sends a chill down the spine, and raises the hackles on one’s neck. Mark L. Montgomery and Kate Fry give incendiary performances.”
– Chicago Sun Times
“The Letters is…a nearly perfect evening of theater — an ideal match of play,
performance and setting.”
– Time Magazine
“[Director Kimberly] Senior and her two excellent performers build a tantalizing tension… in this Soviet cat-and-mouse piece.”
– Time Out Chicago
“A sharp…tense mousetrap of a production”
– Chicago Reader
“Part of what makes Writers’ Theatre the powerhouse it is, is the production values of each play they stage. Every detail is sheer magic.”
– Around the Town Chicago
THE LETTERS Photo Gallery
THE LETTERS Photo Gallery
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THE LETTERS - Scene One
+ A scene from THE LETTERS at Writers Theatre. Featuring Kate Fry and Mark L. Montgomery. Video by StageChannel.
THE LETTERS - Scene Two
+ A scene from THE LETTERS at Writers Theatre. Featuring Kate Fry and Mark L. Montgomery. Video by StageChannel.
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