Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - It was last April when I was walking through Act II and this very pretty blonde lady comes running into the building asking for the owner. I introduced myself, "Hi, I'm Danny." She said "Hi, I'm Linda Purl and I have been looking for you!" She was so excited. She told me that she loved what we were doing at STAGES and that she wanted to help.
Linda came in a few more times and we got to know each other. On one of her visits I was somewhat stressed and asked her for any advice she might have for a theater in its infancy. Linda then told me that she wanted to help because what we are doing at ACT II is so important to the cultural scene of Puerto Vallarta.
She said she would call her friend, Gregory, to see if he would help with an idea she had. The next thing I knew, Linda was telling me that she and her friend Gregory Harrison would like to help. "Harrison? As in Trapper John, MD?" I asked incredulously. "Yes," Linda replied. And right there, at that moment, Love Letters came to life in the Main Stage.
This theatrical piece is comprised of letters exchanged over a lifetime between two people who grew up together, went their separate ways, but continued to share confidences. As the actors read the letters aloud, what is created is an evocative, touching, frequently funny, but always telling, pair of character studies in which what is implied is just as revealing and meaningful as what is actually written down.
Starring world-renowned actors Linda Purl and Gregory Harrison, 'Love Letters' will be performed for two shows only on December 5th and 6th at 8:00 pm in the Main Stage Theater at Act II Entertainment. Actor and producer Gregory Harrison is best known for his roles on Trapper John, M.D. (1979), Los Colmillos del Infierno (1984), Au Pair (1999), and countless other television shows and movies. Linda Purl is known to audiences as Ashley Pfister, Fonzie's fiancée from the TV show Happy Days; Charlene Matlock, Andy Griffith's daughter on Matlock; and more recently from recurring roles on Reckless, opposite Gregory Harrison; on True Blood; on The Office, as Helene Beasley; and on the Golden Globe Award winning series Homeland, as Elizabeth Gaines. She has starred in over 45 made-for-TV movies and countless Broadway shows.
Tickets for 'Love Letters' are now on sale at the STAGES box office or online at VallartaTickets.com. Preferred Plus seats, at $500 pesos each, include 2 drinks, seating in the first five rows and the catered after-party with the actors. Seating is limited. General admission seats cost just $300 pesos.
STAGES is located in the Zona Romantica, on the corner of Insurgentes and Basilio Badillo, just a short stroll from the beach on the South side of Puerto Vallarta. Valet parking is available. The box office is open daily from 2 to 10 pm. For more information, call (322) 222-2357, 222-1512, or "like" them on Facebook