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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

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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

Cast & Creative Team

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Emily Jackson

Director

Tyler M. Perry***
Lighting & Scenic Designer

Lesley Greene
Sound Designer

* Member, AEA | ^ Member, SDC | *** Member, USA 829

Gwyneth Cole

Assistant Director

Jackson Janowicz*
Max

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Ainsley Anderson

Costume Designer

Erica Steinhagen*
Sarah

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Tenzin Chopak

Composer

Lauren Hingle*

Assistant Stage Manager

Jen Schilansky*

Production Stage Manager

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