Yours, Isabel

Actors Co-op Theatre
1760 N. Gower Street Hollywood

Inspired by letters written by Isabel McMeniman to her husband, Nicholas D’Angelo, and set during World War II, YOURS ISABEL is the poignant and moving story of a marriage from the perspective of a man at war on the other side of the world and the headstrong young woman he has left at home. Can their relationship withstand the time, distance and profound changes of a world at war? YOURS, ISABEL received its World Premiere in August of 2011 as an invited work of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. The production received five star reviews from Broadway Baby and Edinburgh Guide. In addition to YOURS, ISABEL, playwright Christy Hall collaborated with American Theatre Wing Jonathan Larson Award-winners Jeff Thomson and Jordan Mann on the musical TRAILS, for which she wrote the book. TRAILS received Los Angeles and New York productions, and was awarded the Stage Entertainment USA Development Award. A member of Actors Co-op, Ms. Hall is currently writing the book for HOME, a new musical with music and lyrics by world renowned composer/lyricist Scott Alan. YOURS, ISABEL is performed by Heather Chesley and Rick Marcus. The production is directed by Marianne Savell and produced by David Scales.

Thru - Mar 11, 2012

Price: $20-$30

Stage: Crossley Terrace Theatre

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 323-462-8460

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Los Angeles Times - Recommended "...Still, with its nostalgic Greatest Generation setting, “Yours, Isabel” offers an affectionate look at an age when overcoming absence required more than mere email." Read Full Review Charlotte Stoudt LA Weekly - Recommended "...Lovely, spritely performances have two forceful characters dancing their way into ennui." Read Full Review Steven Leigh Morris Backstage - Recommended "...Playwright Christy Hall, who played Isabel for the production’s world premiere at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, has crafted a nostalgic, funny, and moving memory piece, inspired by actual letters that were exchanged between two lovers." Read Full Review Kurt Gardner Stage Scene LA - Recommended "...Playwright Christy Hall reinvents the epistolary play (one based on an exchange of letters) with her zesty, captivating World War II romance Yours, Isabel, now getting its official American Premiere at Hollywood’s Actors Co-op, and an all-around splendid one at that." Read Full Review Steven Stanley BlogCritics.org - Recommended "...Playwright Christy Hall, who played Isabel for the production’s world premiere at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, has crafted a nostalgic, funny, and moving memory piece, inspired by actual letters that were exchanged between two lovers." Read Full Review Kurt Gardner