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Center Stage Presents: Dear Jack, Dear Louise
Performance Times
Saturday, May 2: 2:00 PM
Sunday, May 3: 2:00 PM
Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise makes its Long Island debut at the Southampton Arts Center on May 2nd and 3rd. Starring Barbara Jo Howard and Jack Seabury, this intimate two-person play tells the true story of Ludwig’s parents, who fell in love through letters during World War II. What begins as a simple correspondence grows into a deeply moving romance shaped by distance, uncertainty, and hope.
Directed by Michael Disher, the production is a heartfelt reminder of the power of handwritten words and enduring connection. Set entirely through letters exchanged between a U.S. Army doctor stationed in Oregon and an aspiring actress in New York City, Dear Jack, Dear Louise is filled with warmth, humor, and tenderness.
The Story of America: Opening Reception
Saturday, May 23 | 5 PM
Step into 250 years of American history through presidential campaigns, patriotic symbols, and the ideals shaping the nation.
The exhibition will bring to life more than two hundred and fifty years of American presidential campaign history from our nation’s founding to the present day through unique objects from the Museum of Democracy’s Wright Family Collection, including the original flag flown at George Washington's inauguration at Federal Hall in New York, torches used during political torchlight parades in the 1850s, and paper dresses worn during campaign rallies in the 1960s, among others.
Presented in partnership with the Museum of Democracy Wright Family Collection and the Robert D.L. Gardiner Foundation.