Lettice and Lovage

Lettice and Lovage is a hilarious, thoughtful comedy from the award-winning British playwright Sir Peter Shaffer. Shaffer wrote the award-winning dramas Equusand Amadeus.  Lettice and Lovage was written for Dame Maggie Smith, for which performance she won a Tony award for best actress in 1990. The play is centered around a theatrical tour guide who “tweaks” the history around an English country home. Lettice’s watchwords are “Enlarge, Enliven, Enlighten!” Her efforts to embellish what she calls “ mere” facts inevitably conflict with Lotte Schoen, her gate-keeper boss at the Preservation Trust.

Covid information/precautions: The audience will be limited to 40, seated by ushers in family/pod groups with observance of social distancing.  Audience members will be admitted to the Rialto will be strictly required to wear a mask AT ALL TIMES while in the Rialto building. If any audience member arrives without a mask, a mask will be provided by the CA Studio staff. Any audience member needing extra ventilation will be allowed to slip out of the stage door and then will be readmitted as soon as he/she has replaced the mask. Actors will perform without masks; however, all actors have received the Covid vaccine and will perform at least six feet away from the audience.  Hard copy programs will be available for pickup at the registration desk. The audience will be able to greet the cast/crew after the performances but will be asked to wear masks and observe social distancing during the greeting.

More information about precautions or the play Lettice and Lovage is available at 318-516-3939.