Sometimes trying to find out the real person behind a pen name can be a difficult task.
Not this time.
T. Emerson, the author behind “Love, Milly & Murray” opening Oct. 27 at the Majestic Theater in West Springfield, is actually part of the theater group.
“T. Emerson is Todd Kadis, who is our treasurer at the Majestic ... he has been working on the play for a number of years. We did a Zoom reading of it during the pandemic and it was quite funny and successful. It’s a two-character play about an elderly couple who have been married for 57 years and whose lives pretty much revolve around their doctor’s appointments. It’s really quite a funny slice of life,” said Danny Eaton, founding producer of the Majestic Theater in West Springfield.
In the play, Milly and Murray have been married for 57 years. Their well-practiced routines, revolving around constant medical appointments, banter and barbs, are the stuff of true love, which is on full display as these two laugh, play, joke and dance their way through their anniversary in their little kitchen, where a couple of sandwiches and the radio are all they need. Even though their age-related ailments are mounting, both believe that “laughter is the best medicine.” While anxiously awaiting a doctor’s telephone call, they replay their lives, telling stories from the past and allowing the audience a window into their perfectly imperfect love story.
Kadis, who has written other plays, said he is proud to see his first play make it to stage.
“It’s a great feeling. I’ve been getting a lot of feedback from the actors and production staff, and have felt very comfortable giving them the freedom to bring their creative input to the sets, costumes and characterizations,” he said.
Asked where he came up with the idea for the play, he said it would be a spoiler to tell, but said he could offer “how.”
“I like theater that has a twist, an interesting perspective to it ... something that happens that makes you go, ‘That’s interesting, I hadn’t thought about that,’ and there is something like that in the play,” Kadis said.
The play is directed by Sheila Siragusa and stars Frank Aronson as Murray and Julie Nelson as Milly.
Siragusa, who has directed in the past for the Majestic, assisted Kadis during his writing of the play.
“We worked back and forth on things like structure and wording. I tried to be an active audience member giving him feedback, while also providing him with a director’s point of view,” Siragusa said.
“I am pretty in love with the play and its characters. It is such a very hopeful play - a comedy about a serious subject, two older married people facing a possible cancer sentence together. It’s just nice to be around these characters, who are so bright and loving and so appreciative and crazy about one another after all these years and are laughing in the face of this serious thing,” she added.
Aronson, who has acted at the Majestic for 25 years since its founding, agreed with Siragusa that the play is very “hopeful.”
“It is a very funny play with some lovely moments, and hopefully we bring those out for the audience trying to make each other laugh. I know my partner and I try to make each other laugh first thing in the morning. It makes life bearable and that keeps things going for them,” he said.
The play runs through Dec. 4.
For tickets, ranging in price from $29- $35, and additional information are available at majestictheater.com.
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2022-10-21 12:05:00Z
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