Pacific Coast Repertory Theater production. In Jason Robert Brown’s captivating play, rising novelist Jamie Wellerstein (David Judson) and struggling actress Cathy Hyatt (Joy Sherratt) do not directly interact except for a wedding song at the midpoint of the play as their timelines intersect. The story is a thought-provoking look at their five-year relationship told from their individual perspectives: Jamie tells the story from the first meeting to the final breakup while Cathy remembers back from the breakup to the first date. The score, performed with full orchestration of piano, strings and guitar, contains both humorous songs, “Weekend in Ohio” and “Temptation”, and beautifully poignant songs, “If I Didn't Believe in You” and “I'm Still Hurting”. Directed by Scott Maraj with music direction by Pat Parr, it is a “must see” for anyone who has ever been in love.
