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Based on the real-life letters between playwright Sarah Ruhl and poet Max Ritvo, Letters from Max is a tender, poetic, and unexpectedly humorous meditation on friendship, art, and mortality. When Max, a brilliant young poet, is faced with the return of his childhood cancer, he and Sarah exchange letters that move beyond mentorship, becoming a profound conversation about the afterlife, legacy, and how we give shape to our fleeting time on earth. Woven with humor and lyricism, Letters from Max is both a love letter to the power of language and a testament to the enduring bonds we create.
Letters from Max
by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Emily Jackson
Performance Dates & Times:
Wed May 7, 2025, 7 PM (Preview)
Thu May 8, 2025, 7 PM (Preview)
Fri May 9, 2025, 7 PM
Sat May 10, 2025, 2 PM
Sat May 10, 2025, 7 PM
Sun May 11, 2025, 2 PM
Wed May 14, 2025, 7 PM
Thu May 15, 2025, 2 PM
Thu May 15, 2025, 7 PM
Fri May 16, 2025, 7 PM
Sat May 17, 2025, 7 PM
Sun May 18, 2025, 2 PM
Ticket Prices:
Regular tickets $32+
Name Your Price tickets (select performances) $1+
Student and Artist tickets $20
Community tickets $10
Running Time:
Letters from Max runs approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes with a 10 minute intermission
Thursday, May 15th- 6:40 pm before the 7 pm performance. Rebecca Schillenback, Hospicare's Spiritual Care Coordinator, will speak briefly on how we honor those we’ve lost, how we carry their words forward, and how art holds grief and love at once.
Friday, May 16th- Meet the Artists conversation with the cast, director, and creative team!
Saturday, May 17th- Post show talk with Ellen Abrams, a writer, meditation teacher, and longtime therapist whose work explores the intersection of grief, care, and contemplative practice. She’ll lead a post-show conversation beginning around 8:45 PM.
Cast & Creative Team
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Director
Tyler M. Perry***
Lighting & Scenic Designer
Lesley Greene
Sound Designer
* Member, AEA | ^ Member, SDC | *** Member, USA 829
Assistant Director
Jackson Janowicz*
Max

Ainsley Anderson
Costume Designer
Erica Steinhagen*
Sarah

Tenzin Chopak
Composer
Assistant Stage Manager
Production Stage Manager