Love Quest – Ivoryton Playhouse | April 25 – May 13

A renowned scientist once theorized that finding “intelligent life” on other planets in the universe would be like shooting a particular blackbird in a room full of blackbirds, with the lights out. Ironically, the same probability applies for finding a “normal man” on an online dating service.

Love Quest – a new comedy – explores the journeys of two women in the perilous world of online dating.

Kate Crawford, 60, was married for 30-years and divorced for 3. Her husband left her for a younger woman and she is dealing with issues of abandonment, old age and the new world order of internet dating. It is a position in which she never thought she would find herself. Her concerned daughter, Megan, posts Kate’s profile on the Love Quest dating site and Kate is thrust into unknown territory. The “gentleman caller” is a thing of the past. Now a relationship is decided in a millisecond with the “swipe” of a finger across your smart phone. And speed dating gives Kate sixty seconds to present herself, thirty seconds too long for many of the younger men who sit across from here.

Brook Davis, 35, single, has climbed the corporate ladder in the fashion industry with a driven, single minded focus. Her ambition left her little time for socializing which is just fine with her. Raised in foster homes she has learned to only trust herself. A relationship would only get in her way. However, executives in her firm want her to raise her celebrity profile by being seen and photographed at the right places with eye candy dates. Her assistant, Bové, reluctantly signs her up on Love Quest. Brook is far more cynical than Kate and is more amused than shocked by what she encounters in the world of high speed dating.

Kate and Brook meet after a bad date goes awry and become friends and allies in this strange new dating world. This is their story.

Join us for an opening night reception following the 8:00pm performance on Friday, April 27th. Light refreshments will be served.

About the Ivoryton Playhouse

The Ivoryton Playhouse is located in Ivoryton, a beautiful section of historic Essex, on the banks of the Connecticut River.  The Playhouse has been an important part of Connecticut’s cultural landscape for over 100 years.  It was one of America’s leading summer showplaces, presenting a parade of stars such as Katharine Hepburn, Marlon Brando, Tallulah Bankhead, Betty Grable, Mae West and many, many more.

Over the course of the past 30 years, the Ivoryton Playhouse Foundation has completed a total renovation of the building, including new shingles, a new heating and air-conditioning system, new seats and state-of-the-art theatrical sound and lighting systems.  The building is now prepared to face the second century of its life.

Since 2006, under the Artistic Direction of Jacqueline Hubbard, the Foundation began producing a year round season of professional theatre.  Today, the theatre produces seven professional shows annually, drawing audiences from New York and New Jersey to Massachusetts.  The 280 seat theatre is comfortable and air-conditioned.

Parking – Limited Free Parking on street – visit website for further details

Box Office:  860.767.7318

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http://www.ivorytonplayhouse.org

Ivoryton Playhouse | 103 Main Street, Ivoryton, CT  06442