Students portray bookstore employees in Winter Drama —84Charing Cross Roads" portrayed the long-distance intercourse between a salty, New York author--Helene Hanff--and the Marks& Cornpan--a purveyor of rare, second-hand books. JamesRoose Evans has adapted Helene's letters almost verbatim for the stage so that all the communication is addressed in an off-stage focus between New York and London. Twenty years after Helene's first letter on October 5,1949, Helene finds herself on the floors ofthe shop with which she had exchanged books,observations, peeves, A more unlikely confrontation;a more amusing,charming, feisty, and loving relationship is hard to imagine. and humor--even recipes and holiday gifts. She never meets the staff at Marks & Company nor does she ever see Frank Doel,the articulate manager with his very British manners of conducting business. Butafter twenty years of correspondence, they had become friends. Directed by Donald M. Jones, the winter play brought a new flavor of per- - formance to the Alford stage. — A visitor representing National Arts commented on the significant challenge of pro- - ducing such a work, adding — that Mr. Jones had done ex- - tremely well. The set depicted the apartment and the — shop with the detail and tex- - ture associated with the technical genius ofDonald Jones. _ The play attracted him because it deals with actual people and real places. - The employees ofthe London Bookstore were excited as the package arrives from Miss Hanff in New York. Included here are Kevin Tupps, Alicia Diller, Pam Oswald,Jeff Cyzyzk,JeffJoiner,and Gary Clemmer. — Cast:Helene Hanff- Cindy Helmick and Lyndell Rising; — Frank Doel - JeffJoiner; Cecily Farr - Pam McDonald; _ _ Megan Wells - Alicia Diller George Martin - Gary Clem- - mer;William Humphreys- Kevin Tupps;Makine Stuart :- Robin Semonian; Matthew - Jeff Czyzyk. - - - Winter Drama Production 167
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