Jack Bannon and Ellen Travolta have appeared on stage together in “Love Lotters,” A.R. Gurney’s beloved two-character play, close to a couple dozen times. For Bannon, the play’s appeal lies in how it harkens back to a simpler time. “It’s a sweet play. It’s about a friendship,” he said. “It’s before computers and iPads, when people actually wrote letters and talked to each other rather than looking at the palm of our hand.” The play centers on Andrew and Melissa, friends since childhood who continue to correspond even as their lives go in different directions. It’s the simplicity of the story that keeps bringing Bannon and Travolta back to it. “It’s what A.R. Gurney wrote,” Bannon said. “You just read what he wrote and get out of the way”/Carolyn Lamberson, SR Spokane7. More here.

Question: Have you enjoyed the local theatrical performances by Ellen Travolta and Jack Bannon?