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Dear Jack, Dear Louise


  • Arena Stage - Kreeger Theater 1101 6th Street Southwest Washington, DC, 20024 United States (map)

Performances: Nov 22 - Dec 29, 2019, various hours

When two strangers meet by letter during World War II, a love story begins. U.S. Army Captain Jack Ludwig, a military doctor stationed in Oregon, begins writing to Louise Rabiner, an aspiring actress and dancer in New York City, hoping to meet her someday if the war will allow. But as the war continues, it threatens to end their relationship before it even starts. Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig (Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Lend Me a Tenor) tells the joyous, heart-warming story of his parents’ courtship during World War II and the results are anything but expected.

Earlier Event: December 24
The Second City's Love, Factually
Later Event: December 25
All-Star Christmas Day Jazz Jam