Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise
by Ken Ludwig

Name: Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise
Brand: Ken Ludwig
SKU: 9780573708800
Rating: 4.16 (51 reviews)

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Highlights

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105 mins 1940s/WWII Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle) Bare Stage/Simple Set Period Costumes Comedy

Synopsis

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, heartwarming story of his parents’ courtship during World War II and the results are anything but expected.

Press Reviews

"Ludwig's play, though about a particular moment in his personal history as well as our collective history, also resonates today. Dear Jack, Dear Louise is a moving, funny, and heartbreaking reminder of what we should strive to become, individually and as a country."
— BroadwayWorld

"Moving and cinematic... The play, based on the correspondence of Ludwig’s parents-to-be, crackles with humor and real feeling."
— DC Theatre Scene

"An intimate play with tremendous breadth... Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise plumbs the depths of human courage, commitment, and connection when the world and your heart are at stake."
— DC Metro Theater Arts

"Strikes the touchstones of the online dating age with uncanny precision."
— The Washington Post

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Louise in her early to mid 20s. She is outgoing and stylish.	female	20s	in her early to mid 20s. She is outgoing and stylish.
Jack about 30. He is reserved and wears khakis to suggest that he’s in the Army.	male	—	about 30. He is reserved and wears khakis to suggest that he’s in the Army.