Letters Aloud: Love Me or Leave Me
UPDATE: On Nov. 19 we made the difficult decision to postpone our live stream performances of Letters Aloud: Love Me or Leave Me, originally scheduled for this weekend (Nov. 20 - 22). Kodiak has seen increasing cases of COVID-19 community spread, and preventive action is required of all of us to stop the spread of the virus and preserve community health.
We will be in touch with all ticket holders to extend your ticket purchase to our new live stream performance date, or to arrange for a refund of your purchase. Please be patient with us through this process.
Rehearsing Letters Aloud in 2020 has reinforced for all of us the importance of human connection and the power of the written word. Over the Holiday season, please take the time to write a handwritten letter (or 2 or 3!) to a loved one.
ORIGINAL POST: Kodiak Arts Council presents the community theatre production Letters Aloud: Love Me or Leave Me, directed by Jessi Marlow.
Take a trip from the romantically sublime to the pathetically ridiculous! From awkward courtship to horrible breakups to loves of a lifetime and lifetimes of love, Love Me or Leave Me explores it all in letters that range from steamy to sweet. Hear from the likes of Mark Twain, Frida Kahlo, Charles Bukowski, George Carlin, Virginia Woolf, Napoleon Bonaparte, and a nice kid who grew up to be Slash.
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Featuring an ensemble cast of Kodiak actors, Letters Aloud: Love Me or Leave Me will be run for three live streamed (virtual) performances November 20 - 22. Each performance begins at 7 pm.
Letters Aloud is a moving and poignant portrayal of human connection, and the perfect production for a pandemic world.
This performance is made possible through special arrangement with Letters Aloud theatre company of Seattle, Washington. Kodiak patrons may remember the performance of Letters Aloud: Fame! in November 2016 in the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium as part of a statewide tour of Alaska.
Special thanks to the City of Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment on the Arts. Live streaming capabilities have been made possible through a CARES grant from the Kodiak Island Borough.
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Tickets for Letters Aloud: Love Me or Leave Me go on sale on Nov. 13.
Community Theatre
The Kodiak Arts Council began as a producer of community theatre and we remain today the resident theatre company of the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium. Our community theatre program is propelled through the services of hundreds of volunteers including artistic directors, musical directors, choreographers, set designers and fabricators, stage managers, costumers, lighting and sound designers, and the performers: actors, singers, and dancers.
Community Theatre Productions Archive
The Crucible, Directed by Jared Griffin, October & November, 2019
Newsies, Directed by Lissa Woodbury Jensen, March 2019
The Mousetrap, Directed by Mike Wall, November 2018
Mary Poppins, Directed & Choreographed by Lissa Woodbury Jensen, March 2018
It Happens Every Summer, Directed by Jared Griffin, November 2017
The Music Man, Directed by Veronica Costa-Bolton, March 2017
The Nutcracker, Directed by Jenny Stanford, December 2016
Tarzan, Directed & Choreographed by Lissa Woodbury Jensen, March 2015
The Nutcracker, Directed by Molly Brodie, December 2013
M*A*S*H*, Directed by Jared Griffin & Mike Wall, October 2013
Man of La Mancha, Directed by Jenny Stevens, March 2013
Messiah, Directed by Jenny Stevens, December 2011
Beauty and the Beast, Directed by Veronica Costa-Bolton & Jenny Stevens, March 2011
The Nutcracker, December 2010
Camelot, Directed by Jenny Stevens & Veronica Costa-Bolton, March 2008
The Nutcracker, Directed by Alexandr Savinov, December 2007
Little Shop of Horrors, Directed by Veronica Costa-Bolton & Jenny Stevens, March 2006
The Odd Couple, Directed by Pat Szabo, May 2006
Joy, Directed by Jenny Stevens, December 2005
The Nutcracker, Directed by Molly Brodie, December 2004
Pippin, Directed by Veronica Costa, March 2004
Peter Pan, Directed by Rod Molzahn, March 2003
Crazy for You, Directed & Choreographed by Lissa Woodbury Jensen, April 2002
The Nutcracker, December 2001
Shadowlands, Directed by Gary Stevens, November 2001
King Island Christmas, Directed by Jenny Stevens, December 2000
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Directed by Lissa Woodbury Jensen, April 2000
Jesus Christ Superstar, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1998
Noises Off, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1997
The King and I, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1997
An Inspector Calls, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1997
Forever Plaid, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1996
Kiss Me Kate, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1996
Much Ado About Nothing, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1996
South Pacific, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1995
Love Letters, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1995
Murder Takes a Holiday, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1995
The Caine Mutiny, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1995
Nunsense!, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1994
Guys & Dolls, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1994
The Diary of Anne Frank, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1994
Brigadoon, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1993
Quilters, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1992
Fiddler on the Roof, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1992
A My Name is Alice, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1991
Luther, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1991
Hello Dolly, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1991
A Christmas Carol, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1990
My Fair Lady, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1990
Annie, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1989
Sound of Music, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1988
The Music Man, Directed by Gerald C. Wilson, 1987
