For 30 years, poets Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell maintained written correspondence— their well-documented platonic love the subject of lengthy, beautiful letters. Often the two shared secrets, confronted demons and confided in each other over long distance until Lowell’s death in 1977. Ingeniously, playwright Sarah Ruhl poured over their correspondence and used the two poets words to write Dear Elizabeth, a story of their friendship. See the play’s Michigan premiere at Ann Arbor’s Theatre Nova. September 2-25. 8pm Thursday-Saturdays. 2pm Sundays. Pay-what-you-can, $20 suggested price.
Theatre Nova | 410 W. Huron St. | Ann Arbor, MI
734-635-8450 | theatrenova.org
