arts & Education
WINE COUNTRY THEATRE
‘Love, Loss, and What I Wore’ BY CHRISTIANNA MARKS
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ine Country Theatre was back with their production of The show expands on what it’s like to be a woman by examining the “Love, Loss, and What I Wore.” The show, which was staged clothes worn during life-changing moments, from getting your first bra at the Plymouth Congregational Church Fellowship Hall to going to prom, getting married, and everything in between. in Paso Robles, had an almost completely sold-out run from June 10 thru June 19. Paso Robles Magazine was invited to the almost sold-out show on Saturday, June 11, and was left in stitches by the comedy witnessed on “When we realized that we had no venue any longer at the Park the stage, performed by six of the Central Coasts’ extraordinarily talBallroom, I go to this church; it’s like my second home. I was literally ented and comedic actresses. Dori Duke, Christine Miller, Mary-Ann in here [the Plymouth Congregational Church Fellowship Hall] having Maloof, Lindsey Lee Taylor, Allison Bradshaw, and Kristen Saunders coffee one Sunday. The church service people gather in here and have brought over 28 characters to life on stage. Each character with their cookies and coffee,” said Director and Wine Country Theatre Creator own memories concerning the clothes they wore while surrounded Cynthia Anthony. “I was just staring at that stage, and I thought, I by drawings of outfits and clothes hanging throughout the venue and wonder if we could do “Love, Loss, and What I Wore” in here? This is behind them on stage, telling their own stories. an example of a venue calling out for the play because the play’s very simply staged, and it worked. I just had a vision about it.” “These women are amazing women, personally, but then also as performers and actors. Our director is awesome, and the theater company, “Love, Loss, and What I Wore” is written by esteemed sister duo in general, is incredibly active and supportive of getting different maand screenwriters in their own right, Norah and Delia Effron. Norah terial that’s not really been done a whole lot [out there],” shared actress is known for penning the rom-coms like “When Harry Met Sally” and Lindsey Taylor of the company and Wine Country Theatre. “Sleepless in Seattle,” while Delia and Norah tag-teamed the likes of “You’ve Got Mail” and “Hanging Up,” which is based on a book also The play, while written by Norah and Delia Effron, is actually based written by Delia. on the book of the same name by Ilene Beckerman and was one of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows to date. “[I] absolutely loved it,” said actress Christine Miller of the script. “[It’s] well written, it’s fun to play, and when you start getting the “It’s really fun. I feel like this show is just so relatable. The script has feedback from the audience, it just creates this back and forth that is really got something for everybody, and so much of it really hits home why you’re on stage.” with so many people,” said actress Dori Duke. “A friend of mine saw it and said that it made her realize how much women go through and the judgment, and just how hard we are on ourselves, and all the things that happen. You kind of forget that there’s all of those things that happen. The good and the bad.” While the play’s subject matter was geared toward females, the humor and heart of the script connected with anyone with a ticket to the show. “We actually had one gentleman who told our actors afterwards that watching the show gave him more insight into the female mystique than him hwaving a wife and three sisters,” actress Kristin Saunders stated. “I did have this 80-year-old man last night tell me, ‘In all of my 80 years, I have never learned anything as much about women as I did tonight.’ So, he just made my night,” added Taylor. The play is a total blast and full of laughs, it also examines what it’s like to be human, and that’s something we all can relate to. “Hopefully, people went home, and they were full of their own memories of clothes through the years, of things about clothes and sisters and friends and marriages and wedding dresses and prom dresses,” concluded Anthony. For upcoming show information visit winecountrytheatre.com. 14 | JULY 2022
Central Coast Journal
